- μηρύομαι
- μηρύομαιGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `draw up, furl, wind (up)' (μ 170, Hes., Hp., X., Plb., Hero).Other forms: Dor. μαρ- (Theoc., cf. below), aor. μηρύσασθαι, perf. μεμήρυκα (Hp.).Compounds: Also with prefix like ἐκ-, περι-, συν-.Derivatives: μήρυμα n. `what is drawn out, knot, strand' (Hero, Ph. Bel., Nic.), -μάτιον (Hero); συμμήρυ-σις f. `winding together, connection' (M. Ant.). *μῆρυς `skein' is posited by Fur. 218 on the basis of βηρυσσεύειν σπειρειν (supposed to stand for σπειρᾶν), ἑλίσσειν H., assumed to be a denomin. of *βήρυσσα = *μῆρυς.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Connection with μέρμις seems probabla, but all details remain obscure. A connection with the rather vague IE *mer- `twist, bind' (s. on μέρμις) presupposes, that μαρύεται Theoc. 1, 22 would be hyperdoric; however, s.v. μέρμις Frisk says: "Ein primäres Verb *mer- `flechten binden' (Pok. 733) ist nirgends belegt." As there is no (IE) *mer-, there is no reason to doubt the α-vocalism. Fur. 289 suggests that μηρύομαι is a denominative of *μῆρυς. -- On μήρινθος s.v.Page in Frisk: 2,231
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.