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1 ἰξοφάγος
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἰξοφάγος
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2 ἰξοβόρος
A eating mistletoe-berries, ἡ ἰ. (sc. κίχλη) missel-thrush, Turdus viscivorus, Arist.HA 617a18; cf. ἰξοφάγος.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἰξοβόρος
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3 ἰξός
Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `mistletoe, m. -berry, the bird-lime prepared from it', metaph. of all kinds of sticky stufs (Hp., E., Ar., Arist., Thphr.).Compounds: As 1. member e. g. in ἰξο-βόρος name of thrush, `Turdus viscivorus' (Arist.).Derivatives: ἰξία `misteltoe' (derived from ἰξός = `bitd-lime'?; cf. Strömberg Theophrastea 114), also name of a thistle, `χαμαιλέων λευκός, Atractylis gummifera' (in this meaning also ἰξίνη [Thphr., Strömberg 86]), name of a disease, `varicose vein', cf. Scheller Oxytonierung 42 (Arist., Thphr.); ἰξίας m. a thistle, `χαμαιλέων μέλας, Cardopatium corymbiferum' (Dsc.) with ἰξιόεις `made of ἰξίας' (Nic.); ἰξίον `leaf of the χαμαιλέων λευκός' (Gal.); ἰξώδης `lime-like, sticky' (Hp., Luc.). Denomin.: 1. ἰξεύω `catch with bird-lime' (Artem., Poll.); from there ἰξευτής `birdcatcher' (LXX, Bion) with ἰξευτικός, also ἰξευτήρ (Man.), f. - εύτρια (Plu.; Τύχη ἰξεύτρια = Fortuna viscata); 2. ἰξόομαι `be smeared with bird-lime' (Thphr.).Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Eur.Etymology: Old cultural word identical with synonymous Lat. viscum ( viscus). One considers Germanic and Slavic names for cherry (as used for preparing bird-lime), e. g. OHG wīhsela `morello', Russ. etc. víšnja `cherry'. Details in Bq, WP. 1, 313, W.-Hofmann s. viscum, Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. víšnja. DELG asks whether the word is IE.Page in Frisk: 1,728-729Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ἰξός
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