- ἐλλεδανοί
- ἐλλεδανοί (-ά)Grammatical information: pl. m. (n.)Meaning: `band for binding corn-sheaves' (Σ 553, h. Cer. 456, Hes. Sc. 291; everywhere ἐν ἐλλεδανοῖσι; H., Suid. -οί, -ός).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [1138] *u̯el- `press'Etymology: From Aeol. *ἐλλέω \< *Ϝελνέω `turn, wind' (s. 2. εἰλέω) with suffixal -δανός, poss. via *ἐλλεδών (cf. τυφεδών beside τυφεδανός). Solmsen Unt. 244, Schwyzer 530. Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 131 objects that there is no evidence for Ϝ-.Page in Frisk: 1,499
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.