ῥυμουλκέω
English (LSJ)
(ῥῦμα (A) 2, ἕλκω)
A draw by a line, tow, Lat. remulcare or remulco agere, ναῦς Plb.1.27.9, cf. Str.5.3.6, D.S.20.74, Peripl.M. Rubr.44, etc.
German (Pape)
[Seite 851] am Zugseile ziehen, fortziehen, ein Schiff bugsiren; D. Sic. 20, 74; Strab.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ῥῡμουλκέω: (ῥῦμα Ι. 2, ἕλκω) ὡς καὶ νῦν, ἕλκω διὰ σχοινίου, σύρω κατόπιν μου, Λατ. remulcare ἢ remulco agere, ναῦν Πολύβ. 1. 27, 9, Στράβ. 233, κτλ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
tirer avec un câble, remorquer.
Étymologie: ῥῦμα, ὁλκός.
Greek Monotonic
ῥῡμουλκέω: (ῥῦμα I. 2, ἕλκω), τραβώ με σχοινί, Λατ. remulcare, ρυμουλκώ, σε Πολύβ. κ.λπ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: v.
Meaning: to pull the towing rope, to tow, to take in tow (hell. a. late).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Technical term of the nautical language; from *ῥυμ-ουλκός who draws by a line, tow; tows a boat or as compound directly from ῥύματι ἕλκειν draw the tow-line after other verbs in -ολκέω, e.g. νεωλκέω (: νεωλκός, ναῦν ελκειν), πλινθουλκέω (: πλινθουλκός); cf. Schwyzer 726. The 1. member is not with Georgacas Glotta 36, 180 f. ῥυμός pole (of a chariot) but ῥῦμα tow-line; on the transformation in the ο-stems cf. e.g. αἱμο-βαφής. -- Here as LW [loanword] Lat. remulcum n. tow-rope (since Caes.), -āre take in tow (Non.); by W.-Hofmann s.v. doubted. Details ibd. and in Ernout-Meillet s.v.
