νάω

English (LSJ)

only pres. and impf., Att. contr.

   A νᾷ S.Fr.5, part. νῶντας Phot.:—flow, ἐν δὲ κρήνη νάει Od.6.292; καὶ φρείατα μακρὰ νάουσιν Il. 21.197; ὄφρ' ἂν ὕδωρ τε νάῃ Epigr. ap. Pl.Phdr.264d; οἴνῳ Ἁχελῷος ἆρα νᾷ S.l.c.; ὕδατι νᾶε was running with... A.R.1.1146; νᾶεν φόνῳ Call.Dian.224:—Pass., to be watered, νᾱομένοισι τόποις Nic.Fr. 74.58. [ᾰ in Hom. and presupposed by νᾷ, νῶντας, cf. ἀέναος: ᾱ v.l. in Od.9.222, always in late Ep. exc. Euph.23; ναῖον (so Aristarch. and some codd.) δ' ὀρῷ ἄγγεα πάντα is prob. correct in Od.l.c., cf. ἔναιεν ἐν ἅλμῃ (with pun on ναίω dwell) Matro Conv.77, and ναιομένοισι (νεομ- codd.) shd. perh. be read in Nic. l.c.] (Cf. ἔννυθεν, ναύω, νόα, Skt. snaúti (pf. part. Pass. snutás) 'drip', MIr. snuadh 'river', etc.: νάω [ᾰ] from sn[acaron]w-w, ναίω and νάω [ᾱ] from sn[acaron]w-yw.)