ἰκνείαν τροφεῖα

αἶκλον (ἄϊκλον)

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `evening meal of the Spartans' (Epich.).

Other forms: \< συν\> αιγλία = συναικλία; λυκαιχλίας· ὁ λυκόβρωτος (- βροτος codd.)

Derivatives: ἀναίκλεια ἄδειπνα H. Also αἶκνον δεῖπνον H., Suid.; ἐπάϊκλα Pl.

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

Etymology: Fur. 139 points to εἶκλον δεῖπνον H. and εἰκλεῖ δειπνεῖ H. and compares ἰκνείαν τροφεῖα H. and ἰκνεῖος τροφεύς. ` Ρόδιοι H. and rightly concludes to a substr. word, which may be formulated ( ἀ-)Ϝικλ\/ν- (not ἐ-Ϝικ- as there was no (prothetic) vowel ε); for the proth. vowels cf. ἀέροπ- \/ μέροπ- (the change between λ and ν may be secondary). (Comparison with αἰκάζει καλεῖ H. or αἰκάλλω is completely in the air.).

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αἶκλον (ἄϊκλον)

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `evening meal of the Spartans' (Epich.).

Other forms: \< συν\> αιγλία = συναικλία; λυκαιχλίας· ὁ λυκόβρωτος (- βροτος codd.)

Derivatives: ἀναίκλεια ἄδειπνα H. Also αἶκνον δεῖπνον H., Suid.; ἐπάϊκλα Pl.

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

Etymology: Fur. 139 points to εἶκλον δεῖπνον H. and εἰκλεῖ δειπνεῖ H. and compares ἰκνείαν τροφεῖα H. and ἰκνεῖος τροφεύς. ` Ρόδιοι H. and rightly concludes to a substr. word, which may be formulated ( ἀ-)Ϝικλ\/ν- (not ἐ-Ϝικ- as there was no (prothetic) vowel ε); for the proth. vowels cf. ἀέροπ- \/ μέροπ- (the change between λ and ν may be secondary). (Comparison with αἰκάζει καλεῖ H. or αἰκάλλω is completely in the air.).

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ἰκνά· τροφεῖα, [full] ἰκνείαν· τροφείαν, [full] ἰκνεῖος· τροφεύς (Rhodian words), Hsch.