λιμβρός

λιμβρός

masc nom sg

λιμβρός, ά, όν,

A = λιβρός 11, EM564.52, Suid.

λιβρός, ά, όν,

A = σκοτεινὸς καὶ μέλας, Hp. ap. Erot. (prob. referring to Aër.15 where διερῷ and θολερῷ codd. Hp., as epith. of ἠήρ) ; νύξ expld. as either dark or (cf. λιβάς) dewy night, EM564.49;

λιβρὸν σέλας Trag.Adesp.232

; ὀλὸς λ. either black or dripping blood, AP 15.25.1 (Besant.); cf. λιμβρός.

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: adjunct of ὀλός ('turbid liquidity' AP 15, 25, 1), of νύξ (EM 564, 49: `dark' or `humid'), of σέλας ( Trag. Adesp. 232); by Erot. explained as σκοτεινὸς καὶ μέλας (to Hp. Aër. 15, where codd. διερῳ̃ and θολερῳ̃, of ἠήρ?).

Other forms: with nasal λιμβρός (EM564, 52; Suid.)

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]

Etymology: "The usual connection with λείβω presupposes a semantic shift which is possible with this poetic and rare word." (Frisk). Fur. 287 n. 68 notes that the prenasalization could be due to late-Greek\/Byzantine nasalization. (I see nothing in Fur. 240, 287: comparison with λιαρός.)

Page in Frisk: 2,120-121