- ἀσαλής
- ἀσαλήςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: EM l51, 49 = A. (Fr. 319) = `ἄφροντις, ἀμέριμνος', attribute of μανία.Derivatives: EM = Sophron (113) ἀσάλεια (cod. ἀσαλέα) = ἀμεριμνία καὶ ἀλογιστία.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Acc. to EM from σάλη = `φροντίς'. Scholars derive it from σάλος (with transition to the s-stems), given by Hesychius as = `φροντίς, ταραχή'. This is identified with σάλος `tossing motion' (s.v.); however, this seems quite doubtful. σάλη (also σάλα H.) would be a back-formation of ἀσαλής and ἀσαλεῖν (cod. ἀσάλειν) ἀφροντισθῆναι.Page in Frisk: 1,159-160
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.