ἀρβύλη: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: [[shoe that covers the whole foot up to the ankle]] (Hp.).<br />Other forms: [[ἀρβύκη]] (read [[ἀρβύλης]]) <b class="b3">τοῦ ὑποδήματος</b> H. Also <b class="b3">ἀράβυλας· ὑποδήματος εἴδη φορτικὰ καὶ βαρβαρικὰ</b> H. And <b class="b3">ἄρμυλα· ὑποδήματα</b>, [[Κύπριοι]] H.<br />Derivatives: [[κατάρβυλος]] reaching down to the shoes' (S.); cf. <b class="b3">καθάρβυλος χλανίς</b>.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Clearly a substr. word; suffix <b class="b3">-υλ-</b> Fur. 201 n. 14; var. [[β]]/[[μ]]; [[αρ]]/[[αρα]]; <b class="b3">κατ-</b>/<b class="b3">καθ-άρβυλος</b>. Banat̨eanu REIE 3, 145. Knauer Glotta 33, 114 n. 1. Neumann (Orbis 20, 1971, 482-485) suggests a connection with Hitt. <b class="b2">arpu-</b> [[difficult]] as [[shoes fit for difficult terrain]]; doubtful: difficult shoes?; he also thinks [[β]]/[[μ]] is Cyprian (but see on [[κυβερνάω]]).