- ἀσελγής
- ἀσελγήςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `licentious, wanton, unconstrained' (Lys.).Other forms: Unclear ἀσάλγαν ὕβριν, ἀμέλειαν and ἀσαλγάνας φοβερός, εἴρηκε δε οὔτως παραβαρβαρίζων H.; as the final remark says, this may be just a vulgar or `barbarian' pronunciation.Derivatives: ἀσέλγεια `licentiousness' (Pl..). Denom. ἀσελγαίνω `behave as a ἀσελγής ' (D.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unknown. See Havers IF 28, 194ff. (Boeotian for *ἀθελγής; meaning difficult; α- from zero grade of ἐν). As to the glosses, α\/ε is frequent in Pre-Greek words, ἀσαλγα may be a Pre-Greek φορματιον = ἀσελγεία, the form of the second gloss is unexplained (as is the meaning). I am not sure whether the conclusion of substr. origin is allowed.Page in Frisk: 1,161
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