- ἀρύβαλλος
- ἀρύβαλλοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `bag, purse, made so as to draw close' (Stesich.), `globular oil-flask' (Ar.). ἀρύβαλλοι· τὰ μαρσύππια. ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀρύειν καὶ βάλλειν εἰς αὐτούς.Dialectal forms: ἀρβυλίδα· λήκυθον, Λάκωνες H. Also ἀρυβάσσαλον· κοτὺλη η φλάσκων H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Hesychius' explanation (though defended by Fraenkel, Glotta 4, 35, and Chantr.) is not worth discussion. (It supposes that the meaning `flask' is primary, which is doubtful.) Prob. a substr. word. Illyr. or Macedonian acc. to Krahe (letter to Frisk); cf. Haas,Wiener Stud. 1958, 166. Most probably Pre-Greek (note -αλλος). Cf. on βαλλάντιον.Page in Frisk: 1,157
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.