γρῡμέα

γρῡμέα, γρῡ́τη

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `bag or chest for old clothes' (Com., Phld.). γρύτη f. `trash, trumpery, woman's dressing-case, vanity-bag, frippery' (Sapph., pap.); `small fry' (Gp.)

Other forms: codd. often γρυμαία; also γρυμεῖα, γρυμεία.

Compounds: γρυμεοπώλης (Luc.); γρυτοπώλης (Kos, pap.); γρυτο-δόκη (AP),

Derivatives: γρυτάριον dimin. (Zen., pap.); γρυτεύεται παρασκευάζεται H.

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: Prob. in origin small things of little value, later the chest etc. The formation of γρυμέα, -αία, -εία is rare; together with the variation it suggests a non-Greek (= Pre-Greek formation) s. Beekes, Pre-Greek suff. -αι\/ε(ι)-. With γρύτη cf. κίστη(?). Perhaps to γρῦ as `something small'. The comparison with Lat. grūmus `heap of earth, hillock' is less convincing; better is that with OE. cruma `crumb', but still very doubtful. - From γρυμέα prob. Lat. crumīna `bag, purse'; s. Pfister IF 56, 200ff. Thus γρύτη may be the source of Lat. scrūta n. pl. `trash, frippery'.

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