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ὀρχμαί· φραγμοί, καλαμῶνες, φάραγγες, σπῆλυγξ, Hsch.: [full] ὀρχμούς· λοχμῶδες καὶ ὄρειον χωρίον, οὐκ ἐπεργαζόμενον, Lex.Rhet.Cant.p.29 Meier. (Cf. ὀρχάμη.)

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: `row of vines or fruit trees' (η 127, ω 341, Hes. Sc. 296, B., Ar., X., Thphr.);

Other forms: ὀρχός m. `border of the eyelid, ταρσός' (Poll. 2, 69); ὀρχάς περίβολος, αἱμασιά H., ὀρχάδος στέγης (S. Fr. 812); ὀρχηδόν (Hdt. 7, 144), after H., = ἡβηδόν, usu. explained as `in a row, general'.

Derivatives: Besides ὄρχατος m. `ordened plantation, garden' (η 112, ω 222, AP), pl. `rows of garden plants, fruit trees, vines' (Ξ 123, E. Fr. 896, 2, Moschio Trag. 6, 12), metaph. ὀδόντων, κιόνων ὄρχατος (AP, Ach. Tat.). With μ-suffix: ὀρχμαί φραγμοί, καλαμῶνες, φάραγγες, σπῆλυγξ H.; ὀρχμούς λοχμῶδες καὶ ὄρειον χωρίον οὑκ ἐπεργαζόμενον ( Lex.); in the same meaning ὀρχάμη (Poll. 7, 147).

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

Etymology: If the ἅπ. λεγ. ὀρχηδόν is rightly understood as `following the row', is for ὄρχος also the general meaning `row' to be accepted; from there, prob. as collective abstract, ὄρχατος prop. `order of rows (of plants)'. Then it seems hardly possible, to bring the above words together under a notion `fence, enclosure', which, thought obvious for ὄρχατος in the sense of `garden' and acceptable for the rare ὀρχός, ὀρχάς, hardly fits ὄρχος (pace Porzig Satzinhalte 310). Thus the connection with IE *u̯er-ǵh- `turn, wind together, fence in' in Lith. veržiù `fence in, string' (diff. s. εἴργω), Germ., e.g. OWNo. virgill `snare', NHG er-würgen a.o. (Brugmann IF 15, 84ff., WP. 1, 272f., Pok.1154 f.) is weakened; doubtful as well becomes the comparison with Lith. sérgmi `preserve, watch over' (Fraenkel KZ 72, 193 ff. with Prellwitz). Attractive Mann Lang. 26, 385: to Alb. varg `row, wreath, chain'. -- Commonly accepted is the connection with the town-name Όρχομενός (older Έρχ-, cf. Schwyzer 255; Illyr. Όργομεναί, Krahe ZNF 7, 25 n. 4 a. 11, 81). S. also εἴργω, ἔρχατος, ὄρχαμος. - As there is no IE etymon, it seems more probable that the word (note the meanings!; and th name of the town) is Pre-Greek.

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