σμερδαλέος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=α, Ion. η, ον, Ep. Adj. (Ar.''Av.''553 is mock-heroic),<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[terrible to look on]], [[fearful]], δράκων Il.2.309; of Odysseus when cast up by the sea, Od.6.137; <b class="b3">σ. κεφαλή</b>, of Scylla, 12.91; <b class="b3">χαλκὸς σ.</b> bronze [[dire-gleaming]], Il.12.464, 13.192; of armour of all kinds, [[σάκος]], [[αἰγίς]], [[ἀορτήρ]], 20.260, 21.401, Od.11.609; <b class="b3">οἰκία σ.</b>, of Hades, Il.20.65; ἔρις Hes.''Th.''710; πόλισμα Ar. [[l.c.]]<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[terrible to hear]], especially in neut. as adverb, σμερδαλέον δ' ἐβόησε Il.8.92, etc.; <b class="b3">σ. κονάβησαν, κονάβιζε</b>, 2.334, Od.10.399: pl., <b class="b3">σμερδαλέα κτυπέων</b>, of [[Zeus]], Il.7.479; σ. ἰάχων 5.302. (Prob. cogn. with Skt. márdati 'crush, crumble', Lat. [[mordere]], OHG. [[smerzan]], Engl. [[smart]].)