- σκῶλος
- σκῶλοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `pointed pole' ( Ν 564), `thorn, prickle' (Ar. a. o.);Other forms: Also σκῶλον, pl. -α `id.' (EM, H.), metaph. `stumbling block, hindrance, σκάνδαλον' with -όομαι `be offended' (LXX; Aq., Al.).Compounds: σκωλο-βατίζω `to walk on stilts' (Epich.), -βάτης `kind of weevil' (H.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Can be identcial with Alb. hell `piercer, awl', helle (prop. pl.) `broach, spear, lance' (IE *skōlo-s; G. Meyer Alb. Wb. 145f., Jokl IF 37, 98f., Mann Lang. 26, 386). Beside it the s-less Lith. kuõlas `pole'; further s. σκάλλω, alo κλάω. Cf. also σκόλοψ.Page in Frisk: 2,745-746
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.