- οἴφω
- οἴφωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `futuo' (Thera, Gort., Plu. Pyrrh. 28). On the spread and stilistic character of οἴφω Wackernagel Unt. 228.Other forms: uncertain -έω (Mimn.; Schwyzer 721).Compounds: As 2. member in φιλ-οίφ-ᾱς m. (Theoc. 4, 62; on -ᾱς Schwyzer 451), Κόρ-οιφος Att. PN, also Κόρ-οιβος (Phryg. form?, Kretschmer Glotta 14, 199).Derivatives: οἰφ-όλης m. `fututor' (Naxos, H.), -όλις f. (H.); on the formation Schwyzer 484 w. n. 4, Chantraine Form. 238.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: From οἴφω the synonymous Skt. yábhati, Slav., e.g. OCS jebǫ, Russ. jeb-ú, -átь can hardly be separated. For the phonetic deviation (IE *oibh- : *i̯ebh- or *i̯obh-) one could best blame the obscene meaning (Pisani Mél. Pedersen 242 n. 1); after Specht KZ 59, 121 n. 2, however, IE inversion of the anlaut; diff., not to be preferred, Brugmann IF 29, 238 n. 1 a. 32, 319ff. (agreeing Schwyzer 722 n. 1): zero grade w. prefix o-ibh-; still diff. Hirt (s. Brugmann l. c.): disyllabic oi̯ebh-. -- An unaspirated Illyrian form is supposed by v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 8 f. in Οἴβαλος, name of a Laconian Heros; agreeing Krahe Die Spr. d. Illyrier 46. From there after v. B. ὠβάλλετο διωθεῖτο H. (?); further quite doubtful combinationa ibd. -- WP. 1, 198, Pok. 298. - One has tried to connect Ζέφυρος, s.v.Page in Frisk: 2,371
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