- ληδεῖν
- ληδεῖνGrammatical information: v.Meaning: κοπιᾶν, κεκμηκέναι; ληδήσας κεκμηκώς, κοπιάσας H.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [666] *leh₁d- `let (go)'Etymology: Formation like κηλέω, ἠθέω (s. vv.), agreeing with Alb. loth `make tired', lodhem `get tired' (IE *lēd-); the zero grade is supposed in Lat. lassus `weary, tired' (IE *lh₁d-to-s). Also Germ., e.g Goth. lētan (IE *leh₁d-) 'let', lats 'weary, slow' are connected. Further forms w. hypothetcal combinations (a. o. Lith. léidžiu `let'; s. on λαιδρός) in WP. 2, 395, Pok. 666, W.-Hofmann s. lassus; also Porzig Gliederung 104. - Becuse of ἀηδῆσαι κοπιάσαι, καμεῖν; ἀηδέομεν κοπιῶμεν; ἀηδής κοπιώδης, ὀκνηρός the correctness of ληδεῖν, ληδήσας has since long been doubted (cf. P. Maas ByzZ 37, 380).Page in Frisk: 2,114
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.