A Swallow in Winter.

The construction έν + accusative is a ghost in the dialect of Cyrene. The local inscriptions overwhelmingly attest to ές + accusative. A few alleged occurrences of this feature must be discarded. The only valid example, έν στάλ[αν] λυγδίναν in the 'Pact of the first settlers' (SEG 9.3, 16-7, 4th c. BCE), remains an anomaly that calls for a justification. The paper tries to demonstrate that the co-occurrence of άναγράφω/καταγράφω ές + accusative and άναγράφω/καταγράφω έν + dative resulted in an unintentional blending of both constructions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]