- ἆσαι
- ἆσαιGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `satiate, take one's fill' (Il.)Other forms: Aor. Inf.; pr. ἄ̄-μεναι, subj. ἕωμεν (\< *ἥ-ο-μεν); fut. ἄσειν; thematic pres. ᾰεται Hes. Sc. 101 (cod. Laur.; the other mss. ἄαται, which may be athematic or for contracted *ἆ-ται; cf. ἆται πληροῦται H.)Dialectal forms: Myc. asesosi \/asēsonsi\/ fut.Derivatives: ἄ-ατος \> ἆτος `insatiable'Origin: IE [Indo-European] [876] *seh₂- `satiate'Etymology: Athematic root aorist. Cf. Solmsen Unt. 93f. See ἅ-δην and ἄ-ση. PIE *seh₂-\/sh₂-. Lat. satis `enough', Lith. sótis `satiety' (*seh₂-), Goth. gasoÞjan `satiate' etc. (Not to Anat. has-, as *h₂sh₂- would give Gr. *aha-\> hā-, so that ἄδην could not be explained.)Page in Frisk: 1,159
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.