ἕλος Λούγεον καλούμενον

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `shadow, darkness' (Ar. Ach. 684, H., Erot. s. ἐπηλυγάζονται), with

Other forms: also ἦλυξ (Choerob.); note λυγαῖος (s., E.)

Derivatives: ἠλυγαῖος `shadowy, dark' (Suid.), ἠλυγισμένος κεκρυμμένος, ἐπεσκιασμένος H. More usual is ἐπηλυγάζομαι, - ίζομαι (- ζω) `overshadow, cover up' (Hp., Th., Pl.) with ἐπηλυγισμός H. s. ἠλύγη; beside it (postverbal?) ἐπήλυγα acc. `overshadowing' ( πέτραν, E. Kyk. 680), ἐπηλύγαιος `shadowy, dark' (AB, H.)

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

Etymology: To ἠλύγη the poet. adj. λῡγαῖος `dark' (S., E.), which differs in anlaut; an explanation remains to be found. Assuming a prefix ἠ- (Prellwitz Glotta 19, 125) does satisfy as little as in the case of ἠβαιός, ἠρέμα a. o. As ἠλύγη is more rare than ἐπηλυγάζομαι, we have perhaps to start from the verb. The - η- could then be unoriginal as in ἐπ-ήβολος, ἐπ-ηετανός etc. (s. vv.). - No good cannection. Acc. to Scheftelowitz IF 33, 166 and Loewenthal WuS 10, 169 to some Balto-Slavic words for `puddle', Lith. liũgas, Russ. lúža a. o., with Illyr. ἕλος Λούγεον καλούμενον (Str. 7, 43; near Tergeste), Alb. lëgate `id.'; but these are far away in meaning. Details in Fraenkel Lit. et. Wb. and Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. vv.; s. also Porzig Gliederung 175. Fur. 378 assumes a proth. vowel η-, for which there is however little or no evidence. But the co-occurrence of λυγ. and ἠλυγ. is remarkable (was it *ālug-? with lengthened proth. vowel a-?) The word might be Pre-Greek.

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