ἐξαυαίνω
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner
English (LSJ)
A dry up, ὁ νότος . . τὰ ἔλυτρα τῶν ὑδάτων ἐξηύηνε (aor. 1) Hdt.4.173:—Pass., τὰ δένδρεα . . ἐξαυάνθη ib.151, cf. Hp.Carn.11, Ar.Fr.612, Arist.GA 750a22, Hsch. s.v. ἐξευασμένον.
German (Pape)
[Seite 874] ausdörren; ἐξηύηνε Her. 4, 175; ἐξαυάνθη 4, 151, u. so pass. oft; Arist. von Bäumen, verdorren; παιδάριον ἐξαυαίνεται Ar. fr. inc. 46.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐξαυαίνω: ἐντελῶς ἀποξηραίνω, ὁ νότος... τὰ ἔλυτρα τῶν ὑδάτων ἐξηύηνε (ἀόρ. α΄) Ἡρόδ. 4. 173: - Παθ., τὰ δένδρεα ἐξαυάνθη αὐτόθι 151, πρβλ. Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 514.
