- οἰσπώτη
- οἰσπώτηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `greasy dirt of unshorn sheep's wool, esp. on the buttocks', also `sheep droppings' (Cratin., Ar., D.C., Poll.).Other forms: (-ωτή Hdn. Gr. 1, 343, H. as μηλ-, κηρ-ωτή a.o.). Also οἴσπη (v. l. Hdt. 4, 187 [cf. οἰσύπη], Gal.), οἰσπαι προβάτων κόπρος, ῥύπος H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: From *ὀϜι-σπωτη with unclear 2. member. Connection with the stemsyllable in σπατίλη `bowels, diarrhoea' (Meillet MSL 13, 291 f.) a.o. is uncertain, as the semantic function of σπα(τ)- needs explanation (cf. s. v.). Untenable further combinations in Bq and WP. 2, 683. - The word will rather be Pre-Greek; cf. the suffix -ωτ- in ἀσκαλαβώτης; s. further on οἰσύπη.Page in Frisk: 2,368-369
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.