ἑάφθη

ἑάφθη
ἑάφθη
Grammatical information: v.
Meaning: uncertain (`sank'?, `fell'?, of ἀσπὶς καὶ κόρυς Ν 543, Ι 419).
Other forms: Aor.
Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [906] *sengʷʰ- `to sing'
Etymology: Already in antiquity unknown: by Tyrannion ap. sch. A explained as `ἥφθη'; Aristarch connected it with ἕπομαι; acc. to H. = ἐκάμφθη, ἐβλάβη; all just speculation. Modern scholars proposed other explanations: to ἰάπτω (K. Meister HK 110 n. 2; see s. v.), to Goth. sigqan `sink' etc. (J. Schmidt Kritik 62ff. Meier-Brügger, MSS 59 (1989) 91-96 supposed *sengʷʰ-, Goth. siggwan `sing', of a dying warrior (?).
Page in Frisk: 1,433-434

Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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