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Headword: Ἁμύειν
Adler number: alpha,1669
Translated headword: to fall, to sink
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning] to hasten in Attic [writers]. And it is aspirated [sc. in them].
Greek Original:
Ἁμύειν: τὸ σπεύδειν παρὰ Ἀττικοῖς. καὶ δασύνεται.
Note:
Attested, as aspirated, only here, but for ἀμύω see LSJ s.v., citing the occurrence of the phrase ἀμύοντα χαμᾶζε (of falling leaves) in Hesiod (fr. 204.124 Merkelbach-West).
Keywords: botany; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; poetry
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 22 March 2001@06:58:33.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note; cosmetics) on 18 July 2002@07:15:39.
David Whitehead (modified hw; augmented note and keywords) on 16 February 2012@08:11:49.
Catharine Roth (cosmeticule) on 24 February 2012@00:32:42.
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