βλαδεῖς

βλαδεῖς

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: ἀδύνατοι ἐξ ἀδυνάτων; βλαδαρόν ἐκλελυμένον, χαῦνον and βλαδαρά ἄωρα, μωρά, ὠμά and βλάδαν [?] νωθρῶς, and βλαδόν ἀδύνατον H.

Other forms: One wants to read βλαδύς Hp. Aër. 20; perhaps βλαδαρὸς `bottle' Gal. 19, 88.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Mostly just noted βλαδύς (but the form is quite doubtful) and equated with Skt. mr̥dú-, Lat. mollis; further connected with ἀμαλδύνω (which is hardly possible); Debrunner IF 60, 324. All quite uncertain.

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