*θρῡλίζω

*θρυλίσσω (*θρῡλίζω?)

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `crush, smash' only in θρυλίχθη δε μέτωπον (Ψ 396), θρυλίξας (Lyc. 487)

Derivatives: θρύλιγμα `fragment' (Lyc. 880).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [274] *dʰreus- `crumble'

Etymology: Denominative verb from *θρῦλος (on the formation Schwyzer 733 ζ and 737f.), which belongs to Welsh dryll `fragment', Gallorom. *drullia pl. `waste' and like this goes back on IE *dhrus-lo- or *dhrus-li̯o-. The primary verb prob. in Germanic, e. g. Goth. driusan `fall down', prop. *`crumble (down)'. Cf. with velar suffix Latv. druska `morsel, crumb'; very uncertain however Lat. frustum `morsel'. - Whether θρυλ[λ]εῖ ταράσσει, ὀχλεῖ H. belongs here (Bechtel Lex. s. θρυλίζω), is doubtful; it may as well be an occasional use of θρυλεῖν `brag, boast'. One further wants to connect θραύω but its vowel remains unexplained, s. v., one expects *dʰreh₂-u-, for which there is no indication; one might also compare θρύπτω. Further forms Pok. 274f., Fraenkel Lit. et. Wb. s. druskà, W.-Hofmann s. frustum.

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