νορβεῖ

νορβεῖ
νορβεῖ
Grammatical information: v.
Meaning: ἐνταμεῖται H.; νορβά καλή H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Pok. 977 connects Goth. at-snarpjan `touch', OIc. snarpr `sharp, hard, uneven', snerpa `sharpen', Dutch snerpen `bite (of wounds)', OHG snerfan `draw together'. De Vries mentions Arm. snerb `eng, narrow'. The connection is of course uncertain.

Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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  • νορβεί — νορβεῑ (Α) (κατά τον Ησύχ.) «ἐνταμεῑται» …   Dictionary of Greek

  • (s)nerb- —     (s)nerb     English meaning: to cut     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schneiden”?     Material: Gk. νορβεῖ ἐνταμεῖται, νορβά καλή Hes. (as Ger. ‘schneidig”?); also Goth. atsnarpjan “anfassen”?; O.Ice. snarpr ‘sharp, hart, uneven”, snerpa “ sharpen “ …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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