σαῦλαι Βασσαρίδες

σαῦλος, η, ον, an Adj. descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by Sch.Ar.V. 1169; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαίνουσα, applied to the gait of the tortoise,

A straddling, waddling, h.Merc.28; of the loose, wanton gait of courtesans or Bacchantes,

σ. βαίνειν Anacr.168

;

σαῦλαι Βασσαρίδες Id.55

; also of a prancing horse,

σ. βαίνειν, ἵππος ὡς κορωνίης Semon.18

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Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: Poet. adj. of unclear and varying meaning, referring to walk(ing) and movement (cf. Treu Von Homer zur Lyrik 253 a. 295): σαῦλα βαίνειν h. Merc. 28 (of a tortoise), Anacr. 168 (Bacchantes), Semon. 18 (horse), σαῦλαι Βασσαρίδες (Anacr. 55), by H. explained with κοῦφα, ἥσυχα, τρυφερά resp. with ἁβρόν, κοῦφον, ἄκρον, τρυφερόν; after sch. Ar. V. 1169 = τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός, so approxim. `light, dainty, delicate, prancing'?; as 1. member in σαυλο-πρωκτιάω (Ar. V. 1173).

Derivatives: σαυλόομαι (E. Kyk. 40: κῶμοι... ἀοιδαῖς βαρβίτων σαυλούμενοι), after H. τρυφᾶν, θρύπτεσθαι, ἐναβρύνεσθαι, δια- σαῦλος (Ar. Fr. 624; διασαυλούμενον διακινούμενον καὶ ἐναβρυνόμενον, η διασειόμενον H.), with σαύλωμα θρύμμα H.

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

Etymology: Rhyming to φαῦλος and perh. arisen through cross with it; other adj. barytona in - λος are μάχλος, κτίλος, ἕωλος. Besides with ν-suffix σαυνά ( σαῦνα?) ἁπαλά H. -- Already because of the uncleare meaning etymolog. difficult to determine. Cf. on σαύρα. -- Prob. belongs to a group (see s.v. σαυκός) of Pre-Greek words.

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