- ἄχομαι
- ἄχνυμαι, ἄχομαιGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `grieve, lament for' (Il.).Other forms: Ptc. also ἀχεύων, ἀχέων (Il.; s. below); aor. ἀκαχέσθαι, ἀκαχεῖν, ἀκαχῆσαι, perf. ἀκάχημαι (ἀκηχεμένη m.c.?). ἄχομαι twice (Od.).Derivatives: Pres. ἀκαχίζομαι, -ίζω ; ἀχνάσδημι (Alk. 81), for a verb in -άζω from *ἄχνημι, *ἄχναμαι (beside ἄχνυμαι, s. Schwyzer 693 A. 4, 716 Mom. 4). - Old is ἄχος n. `sadness, pain' (Il.); ἀχνύς, -ύος f. (Kall.) after ἄχνυμαι.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [7] *h₂egʰ- `be distressed, fear'Etymology: With ἄχος agree Goth. agis n., OE. ege m. `fear', though there is difference in meaning. Further Goth. ptc. un-agands `fearless' (them. like ἄχομαι). - Pret.-pres. Goth. ōg `I feared' like OIr. ad-āgor id. (both from IE ā or ō) confirm zero grade in ἄχνυμαι. - In ἀχεύων we have an athematic participle, prob. from the aorist-stem (aor. *ἠ᾽χευ-α), beside pres. ἄχ-ν-υ-μαι. For ἀχέων : ἄχος cf. κρατέων ; κράτος, s. Schwyzer 696 β, 724 A.1. ἀχεύων not from *ἀχεύ-ι̯ων. S. Strunk, Nasalpräs. 105ff.Page in Frisk: 1,202-203
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