- ἄορ
- ἄορ, -οροςGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `sword' (Il.)Other forms: For ἄορας acc. pl. ρ 222 read ἄορα γ'. S. Trümpy Fachausdrücke 60ff.Dialectal forms: Note the tribe of the Άορεῖς in Corinth and the ΆϜοροί on Corcyra.Compounds: (gen.) χρυσάορος, χρυσάορ -α, -ι (Il.), epithet of gods and godesses, also of Orpheus, `with golden sword', but others take it as `with golden (hanging) ornament' (below); also PN Χρυσάωρ (Hes.).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [771] *n̥s- `sword'Etymology: ἄορ was taken as noun of ἀείρω with orig. meaning `what hangs', what would fit χρυσάορος well. With o-grade or Aeolic zero grade. Ruijgh, Lingua 25 (1970) 312f., rejects this, and assumes *n̥s-r̥, connected with Lat. ensis and Skt. asi- (both with *n̥s-), though the Skt. word means `butcher's knife'. One points also to Pal. hasira- dagger', but *h₂ns- would give Gr. *αν-.Page in Frisk: 1,117
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.