- αἶνος
- αἶνοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `meaningful words, praise' (Il.), also `decision' (inscr.).Other forms: αἴνη (Hdt.). - Cf. ἀναίνομαι `deny, refuse' (Il.) from *ἀνα-αίνομαι (cf. ἀνα-νεύω), Bechtel Lex.Dialectal forms: Aeol. (Hes.) αἴνημιDerivatives: αἰνέω `approve, praise', also `decide' (Il.); αἰνίζομαι `praise' (Hom.; denom. (deverb.?), αἰνίσσομαι, -ττ-, Ion.-Att. (`speak words full of content, i.e. difficult to understand' ) `speak unclear, in riddles', with αἴνιγμα `riddle' (Pi.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown] [11] h₂eid- ?Etymology: Etymology unknown. Compared with Germ. words for `oath', Goth. aiÞs, OHG eid.Page in Frisk: 1,40-41
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.