- θέλγω
- θέλγωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `enchant, beguile, cheat' (Il.)Other forms: Aor. θέλξαι , pass. θελχθῆναι, fut. θέλξω (Od.),Compounds: rarely with prefix, δια-, ἐπι-, κατα, παρα-, iter. ipf. θέλγεσκ' (γ 264). θέλξι- as 1. member in governing compp., e. g. θελξι-επής `with enchanting word' (B.), θελξί-φρων `enchanting the mind' (E. in lyr.); s. Schwyzer 443.Derivatives: θελκτήρ `enchanter etc.' (h. Hom. 16, 4) with θελκτήριον `charm' (Il.), adj. θελκτήριος `enchanting' (A., E.); θέλκτωρ `id.' (A. Supp. 1040 [lyr.]; on semantic differences Benveniste Noms d'agent 31 a. 39; s. also Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 10 and 49); θέλκτρον = θελκτήριον (S. Tr. 585), θέλγητρον `charm, spell' (E.); θέλγμα `id.' (sch., H.); θέλκταρ (cod. θέρκαλ) θέλγμα H. (s. Fraenkel Glotta 32, 29); (κατά-)θέλξις `charm' (Plu., Luc., Ael.). - On Τελχῖνες s. v.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unexplained. Several hypotheses: to Lith. žvelgiù `look at' (de Saussure MSL 8, 443 A., Thumb IF, Anz. 11, 23; enchanting through he evil eye); to Skt. hvárate `go oblique' from ǵhu̯el-gō (?, Ehrlich Sprachgesch. 29); to Germ., e. g. OE dolg, OHG tolc `wound' (Havers IF 28, 190ff.; s. also ἀσελγής).Page in Frisk: 1,658-659
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.