- ἀρύω 1
- ἀρύω 1.Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `draw (water)' (Hes.).Other forms: Aor. ἀρῠ́σαιDialectal forms: with τ-enlargement (Schwyzer 704) Att. ἀρύτω, Lesb. (Alk.) ἀρυτήμενοιCompounds: οἰν-ήρυσις (Ar.)Derivatives: ἀρυστήρ, -ῆρος m. `spoon'. ἄρυσ-τις f. `ladle' (S.); Schwyzer 504, Chantr. Form. 275f. ἀρυσάνη (Timo), cf. λεκάνη etc.; ἄρυσος m. `wicker-basket' (Hdn.), cf. τάμισος, πέτασος etc., Schwyzer 516, Chantr. Form. 435.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unknown. Frisk, Eranos 50, 1952, 1-8 takes it as *Ϝαρύω (cf. (Ϝ)αρυσσάμενος Hes. Op. 550) and connects Arm. gerem `(take) prisoner)', and εὑρίσκω `find' (as *uer-) and OIr. fūar `inveni'; the Greek -α- would be a problem, in spite of Frisk's comparisons; most uncertain. (S. also εἴρερον.)Page in Frisk: 1,157-158
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