- λοιδορέω
- λοιδορέωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `abuse, revile, reproach, rail at' (Pi., IA.).Other forms: aor. λοιδορῆσαι.Compounds: sts with prefix as ἀπο-, συν-, προσ-.Derivatives: λοιδορία `abuse, reproach' (Att.); also λοιδόρ-ησις (Pl., LXX), -ησμός (Ar.), -ημα (Arist., Plu.), -ημάτιον (Ar.); -ητικός `abusing' (Arist.), -ιστής H. as explanation of κόβειρος (*λοιδορίζω; after ἀγωνιστής a. o.); as backformation λοίδορος `abusing, slanderer' (E. Kyk. 534, Arist., hell.); cf. Frisk Eranos 41, 55ff.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Formation like πολι-ορκέω, δειρο-τομέω, οἰνο-χοέω etc., but further unclear. Quite dubious suggestions by Frisk l.c.: to δέρω `flay' and a 1. member cognate with λύω (s.v.)?; or from *λοῖδος = Lat. lūdus `play', λίζει παίζει H. (with Fick 1, 533), and through *λοιδόλης (like μαινόλης a.o.) with dissimilation λ--λ\>λ--ρ? - Extensive lit. in Bq, WP. 2, 402, (Pok. 666), W.-Hofmann s. lūdus. - S. also Perpillou, RLGA 112ff. Several terms with this meaning are Pre-Greek (κερτομέω).Page in Frisk: 2,134
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