- εἰλίπους
- εἰλίπουςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: meaning uncertain, in Hom. only dat. and acc. pl. -πόδεσσιν, -ποδας of βόες; later (Anakr., Eup.) also of other nouns.Other forms: (εἰλιπόδης Nonn.; on the meaning Schwyzer 451)Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Because the meaning is unclear, the etymologies are uncertain. As ἀερσίποδες ἵπποι (Σ 532) `footlifting horses' suggest a contrasting `footdragging', Osthoff BB 22, 255ff. assumed as 1. member an element related to Lith. selù, selė́ti `drag', Skt. t-sárati `slink towards'; so εἰλίπους would be `with.sneaking feet'. But this interpretation is not as sregnant or graphic as the Greek possibilities. There seems to be no digamma (Chantr. Gramm. hom. 1, 132); but see Shipp Studies 60 (late formation without old tradition?). One might think of `footpressing' (to εἰλέω `press') as `footturning' (to εἰλέω `turn'; thus also H. : διὰ τὸ ἑλίσσειν τοὺς πόδας κατὰ την πορείαν). εἰ- metri causa or from the present. On the -ι in compounds Schwyzer 447f., Knecht Τερψίμβροτος 31, - The unclear gloss Hesych ἀνελλίπους ὁ τοῖς ποσὶ μη ἁλ\<λ\>όμενος, ἤτοι χωλός does not help. S. also on εἰλιτενής.Page in Frisk: 1,460
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.