ὁ τῆς οἰὸς ῥύπος

Grammatical information: f. (Hdt. 4, 187, Hp.)

Meaning: `the greasy extract of sheep's wool' (Hdt. 4, 187, Hp.); cf. Dsc. below with extensive description of the preparation; after H. = ὁ τῆς οἰὸς ῥύπος).

Other forms: οἴσυπος m. (Dsc. 2, 74, Plin., H.); οἶσπαι προβάτων κόπρος, ῥύπος H.; οἴσπη v.l. Hdt. 4, 187, Gal., Suid.

Derivatives: οἰσυπ-ίς f. `greasy flock of wool' (Hp.), - ηρός (Ar.), - όεις, - ώδης (Hp.) `greasy, of wool'; - ον = λάδανον (Plin.); οἰσύπειον ἔριον ῥυπαρὸν προβάτων H.

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

Etymology: Explained as *ὀϜι-σύπη, like the synonymous οἰσπώτη (s. v.), with unclear 2. member. Meaningless suppositions by Prellwitz s. v. and v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 43. - There is clear evidence for the variant οἴσπ-η, but it is difficult to decide whether the υ is secondary or the form without it; cf. Furnée 188 n. 22 on θαλ(υ)π-. In any case the word is most probably Pre-Greek (meaning!). One might also think of a labialized s, oisʷp-.

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