- παλεύω
- παλεύωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to act as a decoy bird, to lure into the thread or into the trap, to tempt' (Ar. Av., Ph., Plu.).Derivatives: παλ-ευταί οἱ τὰ λίνα ἱστῶντες, οἷς τὰ θηρία παλεύεται, -ευτικόν (cod. πατ-) θηρευτικόν H., -ευτά τὰ λίνα οἷς τὰ θηρία ἁλίσκεται Phot., -εύτρια f. `decoy bird' (Eub., Arist.), -ευτρίς f. Phot., -ευμα n. `bait, lure' (Anon. ap. Greg. Cor. p. 1017 S.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Technical word without etymology. On earlier attempts s. Bq and W.-Hofmann s. calumnia a. 1. squalus. New hypothesis by Machek. Μνήμης χάριν 2, 20ff.: to Slav., e.g. Russ. polevátь `hunt' (usu. connected with póle `field'). - Prob. Pre-Greek (catching birds was and is a very popular sport in Mediterranean countries).Page in Frisk: 2,467
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.