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41 μάκαρ
Grammatical information: m. (Il.), also f. (E., Ar.) beside μάκαιρα (h. Ap. 14; Zumbach Neuerungen 8), also n. (in obl. cas.; AP, Nonn.),Meaning: adjunct of gods and men, `happy, holy'.Derivatives: Sup. μακάρτατος (Od., A., S.); μακάριος `blessed, happy' (Pi.); often in address (Pl., Ar.; cf. δαιμόνιε [s. δαίμων]), with μακαριότης `blessedness' (Pl. Lg., Arist.); μακαρία f. `id.' (Ar., Pl. Hp. Ma. 293a); μακαρίτης, Dor. -τᾱς, f. - τις "member of the company of the blessed", `the blessed' (A., Ar., Men., Theoc. ; Redard 30, Bloch Mus. Helv. 12, 59). Denomin. verb μακαρίζω `praise (as blessed)' (Od.) with μακαριστός (IA.), also proparoxyton μακάριστος (Seiler Steigerungsformen 104), μακαρισμός m. `blessing' (Pl. R., Arist.), μακαριστής m. (J.). -- Also μακαρτός `blessed' (AP 7, 740, 5; verse-end), as if from *μακαίρω. - Unclear μακαρίνη ἀνδράχνη H. (like βολβίνη ; Chantraine Form. 204).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: As adj. in - αρ (-ᾱρ) μάκαρ is quite isolated. The idea of Brugmann (IF 18, 434; agreeing Benveniste Origines 18, Schwyzer 519), that μάκαρ would orig. be a neutr. *'blessedness', from where incidental μάκᾱρ (and f. μάκαιρα), is formally understandable, but is not supported by the texts. - No etymology; Curtius, Fick-, Prellwitz (s. Bq) connect μακρός. To be rejected also Krappe Rev. de phil. 66, 245 f. (loan from Egyptian). - Rather a Pre-Greek word.Page in Frisk: 2,162-163Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μάκαρ
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42 μάσθλης
Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `leather', name of leather objects (cf. διφθέρα) like `leather shoe, strap' (Sapph., Hp., S.); also metaph. of a flexible and flattering man (Ar.);Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Formation like τάπης, λέβης etc. (cf. Schwyzer 499); explanation uncertain. Against the traditional derivation from ἱμάσθλη with loss of the anlaut after μάστιξ (Bq, Chantraine Form. 375, Strömberg Wortstudien 44; cf. Curtius 394 and on ἱμάς) tells the slightly deviating meaning, insofar as it is not dependent on the τ-enlargement. Reverse proposal by Schwyzer 533 and 725 n. 3 (s. also Belardi Doxa 3, 213): μάσθλης to μάστιξ, μαίομαι; from there ἱμάσθλη with secondary adaptation to ἱμάς. -- Extensively on μάσθλης Hamm Glotta 32, 43ff. - Poss. Pre-Greek (Fur. 172 n. 118.Page in Frisk: 2,180Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μάσθλης
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43 μέλω
Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `be anxious, care for, go to the heart'; ἐπι-μέλομαι and - έομαι Schwyzer 721) `care for', μετα-μέλομαι, μετα-μέλει μοι `repent' (IA.).Other forms: 3. sg. μέλει μοι, μέλομαι, fut. μελήσω, - σει, - σομαι (Il.), aor. μελῆσαι, ἐμέλησε (Att.), pass. μεληθῆναι (S.), perf. μέμηλα, -ε (Il.), midd. μέμβλεται, - το (Il., with new present μέμβλομαι [A. R., Opp.]), μεμέληκε (Att.), μεμέλημαι (Theoc., Call.)Derivatives: 1 μέλημα n. `anxiety, object of care, darling' (Sapph., Pi., A.), μελησμός `care' (EM). 2. μελέτωρ, - ορος m. `who cares for' = `avenger' (S. El. 846); cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 10f., Benveniste Noms d'agent 32. - 3. μελετάω `care for, study, practise oratory' (Hes., h. Merc.) beside μελέτη `care, educator, pactice etc.' (Hes.); because of the accent (: γενετή, τελετή a. o.) prob. at least partly backformation like e.g. ἀγάπη from ἀγαπάω; diff. e.g. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 115 a. 152, Porzig Satzinhalte 246; on the deverbatives in - ( ε)τάω Schwyzer 705; from this μελετη-ρός `who likes practice' (X.). From μελετάω: μελέτ-ημα `practise' (Att.), - ησις `id.' (AB). - ητικός `caring' (LXX), - ητής m. `trainer' (Aristid.), - ητήριον `place for practice' (Plu.). -- 4. μελε-δῶνες f. pl. (late sg.) `cares, concerns' (v. l. τ 517, h. Hom., Hes., Thgn.), also μελη-δόνες, - δών `id.' (Simon., A. R.); - εδων- and - ηδον- both metr. conditioned for - εδον-; μελεδῶναι pl. `id.' (v.l. τ 517, Sapph., Theoc., sg. - ώνη Hp.); on - ών: - ώνη Egli Heteroklisie 12; μελεδωνός m. f. `watcher' (Ion.; Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 234), - ωνεύς `id.' (Theoc.; Boßhardt 65). Here as denominat. μελεδαίνω `care for' (Ion., Archil.; Schwyzer 724; besides μελεταίνω Argos VIa after μελετάω) with μελεδήματα pl. = μελε-δῶνες (Ψ 62; after νοήματα, Porzig Satzinhalte 187; cf. also Debrunner IF 21, 34), μελεδήμων `caring' (Emp., AP; after νοήμων a. o., Chantraine Form. 173), μελεδ-ηθμός `practice' (Orac.); backformation μελέδη f. `care' (Hp.; after μελέτη). -- From ἐπι-μέλομαι: 1. ἐπιμελ-ής `caring for, anxious, who is at the heart' (IA.) with verbal function of the σ-stem (Schwyzer 513); from it ἐπιμέλεια `care, attention' (Att.); 2. ἐπιμελη-τής m. `who cares, governor' etc. To μετα-μέλομαι analogically μεταμέλεια `repentance, change of mind' (Att.); also (backformation) μετάμελος `id.' (Th. 7, 55).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Beside the full grade thematic root-present μέλω (Schwyzer 684) stands with remarkable lengthened grade the perfect μέμηλα (archaic; s. Specht KZ 62, 67 with Schulze), to which with zero grade and remarkable thematic vowel the middle μέμβλεται, - το for *με-μλ-ε- (Schwyzer 770 a. 768, Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 426 u. 432). The η-enlargement in μελ-ή-σω (Schwyzer 782 f., Chantraine 1, 446) conquered in time the whole verbal system: μελῆ-σαι, - θῆναι, μεμέλη-κε, - μαι. -- No convincing etymology. Against the connection with μέλλω (e.g. Curtius 330f., Pok. 720, Hofmann Et. Wb.) WP. 2, 292, who considers the connection with μάλα `very', Lat. melior `better' (Prellwitz, Brugmann Grundr.2 2: 3, 459, Bq). (W.-) Hofmann s. melior reminds after Loth Rev. celt. 41, 211 of Welsh gofal `caree', diofal `without care, quiet', dyfal `attent'. -- Machek Studia in hon. Acad. d. Dečev 51 f. wants to equate μέλει μοι with Čech. mele mne `I am grieved'.Page in Frisk: 2,204-206Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μέλω
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44 μεστός
Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `full, filled, satiated' (IA.).Compounds: Also with ἀνα-, ἐν-, ἐπι- a. o. in diff. meanings, first after ἀνάπλεος etc., also poss. backformation of ἀνα-μεστοῦσθαι (cf. Strömberg Prefix Studies 91 a. 117).Derivatives: μεστόομαι, - όω, also with ἀνα-, δια-, ἐν-, κατα-, `be filled, fill up' (Com., S., Pl. Lg., Arist.) with the late a. rare μέστωσις `filling, satiation', - ωμα `filling'. Also μέσμα μέστωμα H.; old primary formation independent of μεστός?Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unexplained. By Fick 1, 507, Johansson IF 2, 35 a. o. connected with μαδάω `drip', μέζεα, μήδεα `male sexual parts' etc., with further acc. to Fick 2, 215 (doubting) Celt., e.g. MIr. mess (\< * med-tu-) `gland'; against connection of μαδάω WP. 2, 231 (which is impossible). Connection with med- `measure' in μέδιμνος a. o. has also been proposed (Curtius 243 doubting, Osthoff IF Anz. 5, 19 A. 1); very doubtful.Page in Frisk: 2,215Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μεστός
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45 μήδεα 1
μήδεα 1Grammatical information: n. pl.Meaning: `male sexual parts', ( φωτός) Od., Androm. ap. Gal., Call., also Ant. Lib.) μέζεα (Hes. Op. 512, Lyc.); μέδεα (Archil. 138); in Opp. (K. 4,441) metaph. `urine'; μέζος αἰδοῖον H.Compounds: As 2. member in εὑμέζεος (cod. - μάξεως; leg. - μεζέος?) εὑφυης (cod. - εὶς; leg. - οῦς?) τοῖς αἰδοίοις H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: The relation between μήδεα: μέζεα: μέδεα has not been explained. Wackernagel Unt. 227 n. 1 sees hesitatingly (after Nauck) in μήδεα a euphemistic replacement for the rough μέζεα, μέδεα; in μέζεα Schwyzer 208 with Bechtel and v. Wilamowitz assumes a spirantic pronunciation of the δ. -- Because of the meaning the etymol. explanation is difficult. Schwyzer l.c. connects μήδομαι, pointing to OHG gimaht f. `facultas, genitalia'. It would be then a euphemism identical with μήδεα `counsels, cares'. Thus (doubting) Spitzer BSL 40, 47 with P. Friedländer, with Lat. mentula (to mens??) as a very doubtful parallel. -- Not with Curtius 662, Fick 1, 507 a. o. to μαδάω `drip'; cf. μεστός. By WP. 2, 231 (Pok. 706) separated from μαδάω and combined only with Celt., e.g. MIr. mess (\< * med-tu-) `gland' assuming an allcomprising meaning `swell, swollen in the form of balls(?)'. The variation clearly points to a Pre-Greek word; on ε\/η cf. Fur. 258 n. 42; δ\/ζ is well known (Fur. 253ff.). This type of meaning fits well with a substratum word.Page in Frisk: 2,222Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μήδεα 1
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46 μῆνις
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `wrath', esp. of gods, Manes, of Achilleus etc. (Il.).Compounds: As 2. member in ἔμ-μανις `filled with wrath' (Cret.; on the formation Sommer Nominalkomp. 113).Derivatives: μηνίω, Dor. μανίω, aor. - ῖσαι, rarely with ἀπο-, ἐπι- ( ἀντι-, ἐκ-), `rage' (Il., Hdt., hell.) with μήνι-μα n. `(reason for) wrath' (Il.), - θμός `raging' (P 62, 202, 282); also μηνιάω `id.' (LXX, D. H.; on the formation Schwyzer 732 m. A. 4) with μηνίαμα (LXX); enlargements - ιάζω (Et. Gud.), - ίζω (An. Ox.) with - ισμα (Iolkos IIIa). From μῆνις ( μηνίω?) also μηνίτης (- τής?) m. `a man filled with rage' (Arr. Epikt.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Etymology unknown. Against identification with Lat. mānēs `the separted souls' (Ehrlich KZ 41, 294 f.), with ἔμ-μᾱνις = im-mānis `horrible, terrible' (Jacobsthal IF 21 Beih. 140f.), W.-Hofmann s. mānēs. The explanation from *μνᾱ-νις (to μέμνημαι; Schwyzer RhM 80, 213ff., Gramm. 260) is doubted by Schwyzer himself (Gramm. 495 A. 8); instead connection with μαιμάω is suggested. The semantically obvious connection with μένος a. cogn. (and with μένω?; Curtius, Irmscher Götterzorn 5ff.) is impossible because of the ᾱ-vowel; attempt at explanation ("aus Gründen der Verschleierung") by Porzig Satzinhalte 352; diff. still Pagliaro (s. Belardi Doxa 3, 213). -- Details on the meaning and formation in Frisk Eranos 44, 28ff.; also Porzig Satzinhalte 147, 187f., 237; on the vocalism Björck Alpha impurum 177 f.; on μηνίτης also Radermacher RhM 63, 444ff. So no explanation.Page in Frisk: 2,229Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μῆνις
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47 μολοβρός
Grammatical information: m.Meaning: scornful or ignominious qualification, by the goat-herd Melanthos and the beggar Iros referred to the unknown Odysseus (ρ 219, σ 26; after this Lyc. 775); also of the head ( κεφαλή) of a plant in unknown meaning (Nic. Th. 662).Derivatives: μολόβρ-ιον n. `the young of a swine' (Ael.), - ίτης ὗς `ds.' (Hippon.). -- PN Μόλοβρος m. (Th. 4, 8, 9; Lacon.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Popular word, because of the uncertain meaning hard to assess. Several proposals of doubtful value from old and new times: ἀπὸ τοῦ μολεῖν καὶ παραγίνεσθαι πρὸς βορὰν καὶ τροφήν (sch. Lyc. 775); from μέλας, μολύνω and τὰ ὄβρια, ὀβρίκαλα `the young of animals' (Curtius 370); to βλιβρόν λαγρόν H. and βλάβη (Fick BB 28, 97; agreeing Bechtel Lex. s.v. and Hist. Personennamen 502); from *μολός `runner, shoot' (cf. μολεύω) and βορά (Grošelj Živa Ant. 2, 212f.); s. also Reynen Herm. 85, 142 w. n. 2. - Neumann HS 105(1992) 75-80 derives it form *μολος, Skt. málam `dirt' (from * melo- or * molHo-) and the root * gʷrh₃- `eat' in βιβρώσκω; but -*gʷr̥Ho- would have given *-βαρο-. Rather a Pre-Greek word.Page in Frisk: 2,250-251Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μολοβρός
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48 μουσ̃α
μουσ̃αGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `Muse', Goddess of song and poetry (usu. in plur.), also metaphor. `song, music, poetry' (IA., Il.)Compounds: Many compp., e.g. μουσ-ηγέτης, Aeol. μοισ-αγέτας m. `who leads (the) Muses' = Apollon (Pi., Att.; Chantraine Études 88 f.), ἄ-μουσος `without Muses, unformed etc.' (IA.) with ἀμουσ-ία `lack of education' (E., Pl.).Derivatives: A. Subst. 1. μουσ-εῖον `seat of the Muses, school for higher education, Museum' (Att.), Lat. mūsēum, - īum, also `sculpture of motley stones, mosaic'; from there late Gr. μουσῖον `id.' (W-.Hofmann s.v. w. lit.). -- 2. Μουσα-ϊσταί m. pl. `guild of adorers of the Muses' (Rhod.; as Έρμαϊσταί a.o., Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 177). -- 3. μούσωνες οἱ κορυφαῖοι τῶν μαγείρων, καὶ οἱ τεχνῖται H.; "to whom the Muses go at heart ", with Μουσώνιος, - ία (if not Etrusc.; Solmsen Wortforsch. 49). -- 4. μουσάριον name of an eye-salve (Alex. Trall.). -- B. Adj. 1. μουσικός `of the Muses-, musical, well educated' with μουσική ( τέχνη) `music, poetry, mental formation' (Pi., IA.; Chantraine Études [s. Index]), - ικεύομαι `cultivate music ' (Duris, S. E., sch.). -- 2. μοισ-αῖος `regarding the Muses' (Pi.). -- 3. μούσ-ειος `id.' (E., AP). -- C. Verbs: 1. μουσόομαι `be led and educated by the Muses, be formed harmonically' (Ar., Phld., Plu.), - όω `endow with music' (Ph.; ἐκ- μουσ̃α E. Ba. 825. κατα- μουσ̃α Jul.), `ornate with mosaics' (Tralles) with μουσωτής `mosaic-worker' (Syria VIp); prob. backformation to μουσῖον (s. above). -- 2. μουσ-ίζομαι (E.), - ίσδω (Theoc.) `sing, play' with μουσικτάς ψάλτης, τεχνίτης H. -- 3. μουσ-ιάζω `id.' (Phld.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: As the original, appellative meaning of μοῦσα is unknown and the antique traditions on the Muses do not allow certain conclusions on the name (cf. v. Wilamowitz Glaube 1, 250 f., Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 253 ff.), we only can make guesses about the etymology. -- It may be a formed with -ι̯α to a noun with possible bases *μόντι̯α, *μόνθι̯α. The explanations often connect μένος, μέμονα etc.: from *μόν-τι̯α (Brugmann IF 3, 253ff.), morpholog. difficult, s. Wackernagel KZ 33, 571 ff. (= Kl. Schr. 2, 1204ff.); from *μόν-σα (Lasso de la Vega Emer. 22, 66 ff. with extensive treatment and criticism of predecessors), phonet. difficult; from *μόνθ-ι̯α to μενθήρη, μανθάνω (Ehrlich KZ 41, 287 ff. with further, in eny case wrong connection of Skt. mán-thati `stir'); so μοῦσα prop. "mental excitement"; rejected by Meillet Les dial. indoeur. (Paris 1908) 83, but carefully agreeing Kretschmer Glotta 1, 385; from *μῶ-ντ-ι̯α \> *μόντ-ι̯α, ptc. of μῶσθαι supposedly `meditate', but rather `strive, aim' (Fick KZ 46, 82 with Pl. Kra. 406 a); against this WP. 2, 271; from *μόντ-ι̯α as "mountain-woman, mountain-nymph" (Wackernagel l.c.); but Lat. mons is not found in Greek; rejected a.o. by W.-Hofmann s. mōns. -- Older views in Curtius 312. - Not in Fur. It is rather strange that all explanations start from the assumption that the word is IE, whereas it can quite well be of Pre-Greek origin. Does it continue *monty-a?Page in Frisk: 2,260-261Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μουσ̃α
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49 μύδρος
Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `in fire glowed metal-, iron-mass, glowing stones (of a volcano) etc.' (Ion., A., S., Antiph., Arist.; on themeaning Kagarow Eos 31, 195 ff.);Other forms: σμύδρος s. below.Derivatives: Besides σμύδρος διάπυρος σίδηρος H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: As medic. technical term μυδρί-ασις, Ion. - ησις f. `broadening of the pupils' (Cels., Gal., Cael. Aur.), as if from *μυδρ-ιάω, about "glow like metal" (cf. Schwyzer 732); reason fo the name uncertain. Uncertain. If with Benfey, Curtius a.o. to μυδάω (cf. Debrunner IF 23, 5 u. 9), μύδρος indicated orig. the molten, flowing mass of metal as opposed to the hard iron etc. -- To be rejected Hofmann Et. Wb. (to σμύ-χω etc.). - The technical meaning rather suggest a Pre=Greek word, which may be confirmed by σμύδρος.Page in Frisk: 2,263-264Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μύδρος
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50 μῦθος
Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `word, discourse, conversation, deliberation, story, saga, tale, myth' (Il.); on meaning and use Fournier Les verbes "dire" 2 15 f.; s. also on αἶνος.Compounds: Compp., e.g. μυθολόγος m. `story-teller' with - έω, - ία (Att.); - εύω `tell' (Od.; metr. for - έω); πολύ-μυθος `rich in words, -stories' (Il., Arist.).Derivatives: 1. Diminut.: μυθ-άριον (Str.), - ίδιον (Luc.), - ύδριον (Tz.). --2. Adject.: μυθ-ικός `belonging to the μ.' (Pl., Arist.), - ώδης `rich in myths' (Att.). -- 3. Verbs: a) μυθέο-μαι `tell' (Il.) with μυθη-τής `story-teller' (Antig.), μυθητῆρες στασιασταί H., also μυθιῆται (like οἰκιῆ-ται, πολι-ῆται) = στασιασταί (Anacr. 16; cf. Coll. Alex. 248f.); also in sing. with unclear meaning (Phoen. 1, 7); b) μυθεύω `id.' (E., Arist.) with μύθευμα `tale' (Arist. D. H.); c) μυθίζω `id.' (Dor. in Ar. Lys., Theocr., AP). -- On itself stands μύθα φωνή. Κύπριοι H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Like so many expressions for `word, speech' perh. orig. an expressive creation of the folk- and every day-language; "die Anknüpfung an das lautnachahmende μῦ (Fick, Curtius, WP. 2, 310; s. μύζω) bietet sich dann von selbst." Frisk; a reasoning that is not at all convincing. A θ-suffix is not remarkable (cf. Schwyzer 510f., Chantraine Form. 366ff.), though there is no semantical agreement. -- Against connection with Goth. maudjan `remember', Lith. maudžiù, maũsti `sensuously desire s.thing' a. o. (Bq with Wood, Fick, Pedersen) s. WP. 2, 256; quite diff. on Lith. maũsti Fraenkel s.v. Cf. also W.-Hofmann s. muttiō. - So there is no comparandum; the word could well be Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 2,264-265Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μῦθος
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51 μύνη
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `pretext, πρόφασις' (φ 111 ; pl.).Derivatives: Aeol. μύναμαι in ptc. μυνάμενος (Alc. Z 69), meaning uncertain: `put before'?, `divert'?Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Generally (Curtius etc.) connected with ἀμύνω, ἀμεύσασθαι, which is impossible because of the prothetic vowel (= laryngeal); μύνη may be a backformation from μύναμαι (Hamm Grammatik 143 n. 352).Page in Frisk: 2,271Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μύνη
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52 μύρον
Grammatical information: n.Meaning: `sweet-smelling oil, salve, perfume' (Archil., Lesb. lyric, IA.).Compounds: Often as 1. member, e.g. μυρο-πώλης `salve-handler' (Att.). μυρ-εψός m. `salven-preparer' (Critias, Arist.; FraenkeI Nom. ag. 2, 112 f.).Derivatives: 1. Subst. diminut.: μυρ-ίδιον (Ar.), - άφιον (Arr.); μυρίς f. `salve-box' (Poll.; cf. σπυρίς), also = μυρρίς (Thphr.), s. μύρρα; μύρωμα n. = μύρον (Ar. Ek. 1117 [pl.], beside μεμύρωμαι, but perh. directly from μύρον, cf. Chantraine Form. 186 f.); μυρίνης ( οἶνος, hell., com., Ael.; besides μυρρίνης, s. μύρρα a. μύρτος). -- 2. Adj. μυρ-ηρός `belonging to μύρον' (A., Ar.; like ἐλαιηρός), - όεις `full of salves, smelling like salves' (A P, Man.), - ώδης `salve-like' (sch.). -- 3. Verbs. μυρίζω (IA.), σμυρίζω (Archil.) `salve, perfume'; μυρόομαι `be salved, perfumed' (Ar. Ek. 1117 [v. l. μεμύρισμαι]).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: As a clear culture-word μύρον can well be a loan (so Chantraine Form. 16). Since Fick and Curtius (s. Bq) it is usually (though with a certain reserve, WP. 2, 690) as IE σμύρις `emery-powder' connected with a Germ.-Celt. word for `smear, fat etc.', e.g. OHG smero ' Schmer', OIr. smi(u)r `marrow' (also Lat. medulla?); but this does not explain the Greek -u-; cf. μύραινα [which is a Pre-Greek word]. The isolated σμυρίζω `anoint' can, if not old, rest upon association with σμύρις, σμύρνα. --Page in Frisk: 2,273Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μύρον
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53 μύσος
Grammatical information: n.Meaning: `pollution, defilement, horrible figure' (Emp., trag., Hp.).Compounds: Few compp., e.g. χερομυσής `polluting the hands' (A. Ch. 73) with verbal interpretation of the 2. member (cf. Schwyzer 513), μυσ-αχθής `burdened by μύσος, horrible' (Nic., AP).Derivatives: Adj. μυσαρός `polluted, defiled, horrible' (Hdt., E., Ar.), - ερός (Man.), cf. μιαρός, - ερός; with μυσαρία (Sm.); also μυσά μιαρά, μεμιασμένα, μυσαρά H. -- Verbs: 1. μυσάττο-μαι, - αχθῆναι, - άξασθαι `feel defiled, loathe, abhor' (Hp., E., X., Luc.); with μύσαγμα = μύσος (A. Supp. 995) and the expressive μυσάχνη f. `prostitute' (Archil. 184), = μισητή, ἀκάθαρτος H., μυσαχνόν μεμολυσμένον H., cf. βδελύττομαι: βδελυχρός and Debrunner IF 21, 217. -- 2. μυσάζω = μυσάττομαι (Aq.). -- 3. μυσιάω `abhor, loathe' (Corn.), after the verbs of disease in - ιάω (Schwyzer 732). -- With velar enlargement μύσκος μίασμα, κῆδος H.; cf. μίαχος s. μιαίνω.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: As to the formation recalling μῖσος, but without certain etymology. Since Benfey (s. Curtius 336) as *μύδ-σ-ος connected with μυδάω `be moist, putrid' "was eigentlich nicht viel besagt" (Frisk). Isolated words meaning `unclean v.t.' from Celt., Germ. and Slav. are compared in WP. 2, 251 and Pok. 742, e.g. OIr. mosach (\< * mudsāko-), LGerm. mussig `dirty', Russ. múslitь `suck, beslaver' (cf. Vasmer s.v.). S. also W.-Hofmann s. mustus.Page in Frisk: 2,276-277Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μύσος
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54 μωρός 1
μωρός 1.Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `stupid, obtuse, foolish' (IA.).Other forms: Att. μῶρος (prob. from the voc.; Schwyzer 380 and 383)Compounds: Compp., most late, e.g. μωρο-λόγος `who speaks stupidities' with - λογία, - λογέω, - λόγημα (Arist.), ὑπό-μωρος `rather stupid' (Luc.).Derivatives: μωρία, Ion. - ίη f. `stupidity' (IA.), μωρίαι ἵπποι καὶ βοῦς ὑπὸ Άρκάδων H. (sg. μωρίας m. like ἐρυθ-ρίας a.o.; meaning as NGr. ἄλογο = ἵππος), Μωρίων (Arc. Gramm.; to be rejected Heubeck Beitr. z. Namenforsch. 1, 281: to Μυρίνη etc.). Denominat.: 1. μωραίνω `be stupid, foolish' (A., E., X., Arist.), `play the fool, make foolish', pass. `become insipid' (LXX, NT) with μώραν-σις = μωρία (Sch.). -- 2. μωρόομαι `become insipid (Hp.). -- 3. μωρεύω = μωραίνω (LXX). -- 4. μωρίζω `be stupid' (Gal.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Not well explained. Since Pictet (s. Curtius 338) usually connected with Skt. mūrá- `foolish' (?; rather `erschütterlich = invalid' after Thumb -Hauschild Hb. des Sanskrit I: 1, 271 n.) connected with ablaut ō(u): ū. Brugmann Festschr. Thomsen 6 connects mūrá- with Skt. mū́ka-'dumb' (s. μυκός). With words of this meaning we must reckon with deviations and crosses, which makes the comparison more difficult. -- Lat. LW [loanword] mōrus `mad, silly', s. W. -Hofmann s.v. Ngr. μωρό `nursling' (Andriotis Glotta 25, 17).Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μωρός 1
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55 νέποδες
Grammatical information: pl.Meaning: in νέποδες καλῆς Άλοσύδνης as designation of the φῶκαι, the seals (δ 404); by later poets differently interpreted: as 'ἀπόγονοι, descendants' (Theoc. 17, 25, Call. Fr. 77; also Eust. 1502, 36); as 'νηξίποδες, swim-feeter' (H.), referred to fishes (Call. Fr. 260, Nic., AP), as 'ἄποδες, feetless' (Apion ap. Apollon. Lex.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Meaning uncertain, so etymologically unclear. For `with swim-feet' Brugmann IF 20, 218ff. supposing an original *νέτ-ποδες (to νότος; s.v. and νέω) or *νεπέ-ποδες to Skt. snapáyati `swim', which however is a purely Indian formation and therefore must be given up. Against `footless', except objective reasons, pleads the fact that Greek has no wordnegation *νε- `not-, un-'. The objective acceptable interpretation as ' ἀπόγονοι' identifies νέποδες wit Lat. nepōtes = Skt. nápātaḥ pl. `grandchild'; the word would have been adapted to the inflexion of πούς, older πώς: ποδός (Curtius 266f., Kretschmer Glotta 28, 266 f., Wackernagel Syntax 2,252). Cf. on the interpretations Pariente Emer. 11, 107ff.Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > νέποδες
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56 νέωτα
Grammatical information: adv.Other forms: delph. [ἐν ν]εω [τ]α (Del.3 323 A 12; V--IVa).Derivatives: Besides in the same meaning ἐς νέω (Cyrene; also as weakly attested v. l. Theoc. 15, 143; unclear ἐς νέων BGU 958 c 13 [IIIp]; s. P. Maas Riv. fil. class. 56, 413f.).Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Not certainly explained. In νέωτα one sees usually and prob. with right a comp. of νέος and ἔτος `year': *νεο-Ϝ(ε)τ-α (Curtius 208 as supposition; phonetically not convincing); *νεϜο-Ϝατ-α (Buck Glotta 1, 128 f. with further unknown weak grade of Ϝέτ-ος); *νεϜο-Ϝωτ-α (Meillet BSL 26, 15 with further unknown lengthened grade, seems the most prob. solution); *νεϜώ-Ϝετα (WP. 1,251 with rhythmically [compositional?] lengthening and haplology)? Diff. Schwyzer 622 n. 5 (asking): (ἐς) νέω prop. "from new (year) on"?; from there lengthened (ἐς) νέωτα; similarly Mezger Word 2, 231. To be rejected Sandsjoe Strena phil. Upsal. (1922) 119ff. (s. Idg. Jb. 10, 214f.). -- On the adverbs in -ᾰ in gen. Schwyzer 622 f.Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > νέωτα
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57 νόσφι(ν)
νόσφι(ν)Grammatical information: adv. a. prep.Meaning: `aside, far (from), without' (ep. Il.; on the use Schwyzer-Debrunner 540).Derivatives: νοσφίδιος `situated aside, secretly' (Hes. Fr. 187; Chantraine Form. 39, Schwyzer 467), νοσφιδόν adv. `secretly' (Eust.); νοσφίζομαι (Β 81 = Ω 222), νοσφίσ(σ)ασθαι, νοσφισθῆναι (Od.), fut. νοσφίσ(σ)ομαι (A. R.), also act. νοσφίζω (h. Cer., Pi.), rarely w. prefix, esp. ἀπο-, `turn off, remove (oneself)', act. `turn off, remove'; νόσφισμα n. `embezzlement' (pap.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: No etymology. After Curtius (with Pauli) to νῶτον `back' (s.v.); agreeing Schulze KZ 29, 263 n. 1 (= Kl. Schr. 375 n. 2) and Schwyzer 362, who posits orig. *νοτ-σ-φι. Persson IF 2, 204 compares Lith. nuõ `away from', Latv. nùo, which must probably be explained diff., s. Fraenkel s.v., also WP. 1, 59 and Pok. 40.Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > νόσφι(ν)
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58 νύσσα
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `turning sign in the race-course, starting point and goal of the contest' (Il.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Unexplained. Of old (Curtius 546) connected with νύσσω (*νύκ-ι̯α "the thrusting one"; on the formation Schwyzer 474), what seems possible in spite of the strong doubt by Bq. Other, more or less improbable or untenable propositions by Schulze KZ 29, 262 f. (= Kl. Schr. 375), Bloomfield AmJPh. 12, 31 n. 1 (to Skt. sanu-tár `away from' resp. sā́nu `back'). Semitic etym. by Lewy KZ 55, 24 ff. (to be rejected); acc. to Jüthner Die Antike 15, 251 Pre-Gr.-Aegaean.Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > νύσσα
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59 νῶτον
Grammatical information: n.Compounds: Compp., e.g. νωτο-φόρος `carrying om the back', m. `bearer', n. `beast of burden' (X., hell.) with - έω, - ία (D. S.); ποικιλό-νωτος `with motley back' (Pi., E.)Derivatives: Adj. νωτ-ιαῖος (Hp., Pl., E.; Chantraine Form. 49), also - αῖος (Nic.), - ιος (Ti. Locr.) `belonging to the back', f. - ιάς (Hp.). Subst. νωτιδανός m. `kind of shark' (Arist.; on the formation Schwyzer 530), also ἐπινωτιδεύς `id.' (Epaen. ap. Ath. 7, 294 d; explanation uncertain, s. Thompson Fishes s.v.; diff. Strömberg Fischnamen 49f.; cf. also Bosshardt 86); νωτεύς m. `beast of burden' (Poll., H.; Bosshardt l.c.). Verb νωτίζω, also w. prefix, e.g. ἀπο-, ἐπι-, `turn one's back, cover one's back, besmear, beat on the back' (trag.; cf. Kretschmer Glotta 5, 287) with νώτισμα n. `cover of the back' = `wing' ( Trag. Adesp.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: No certain cognates. One compares since Curtius 320 Lat. natis, natēs, gen. pl. - ium f. `the buttock', s. W.-Hofmann s.v. with further attempts at connection.Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > νῶτον
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60 ξουθός
Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: meaning uncertain ('sounding, trilling, quick, flink, yellow'?), of the wings of the Dioscuri (h. Hom. 33, 13), of an eagle (B.), a cicada (AP); of the nightingale and their γένυς (A., E., Ar., Theoc.), of the swallow a. other singing birds (Babr.), of bees (S. Fr. 398, 5, E.); also of the winds (Chaerem. Trag.), of ἀλκυόνες (AP), of the ἱππαλεκτρυών (A., Ar.); further of μέλι, αἷμα, λύκος (Emp., Opp.) with ξανθός as v. l., prob. referring to the colour (cf. H. ξουθά οὐ μόνον ξανθά, ἀλλὰ καὶ λευκὰ καὶ πυρρά);.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: See v. Wilamowitz Eur. Her. v. 488, Méridier Rev. de phil. N. S. 36, 264ff., Leumann Hom. Wörter 215. Unexplained. An analysis in ξ-ου-θός with connection with the German. word for `grey(brown)', e.g. OE hasu (IE *ḱasu̯o-), to which also Lat. cānus (s. ξανθός), makes resticted claims. -- The general similarity with ξανθός has long ago been observed (e.g. Curtius 522). Acc. to Haas Ling. Posn. 3, 77 f. protoieur. (like ξαίνω, ξέω, ξύω etc.). Cf. Taillardat, Images d' Arostophne $ 266; Duerbeck, MSS 24(1968)9-32.Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ξουθός
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