ἄσκυρον
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English (LSJ)
τό (also ἄσκυρος, ὁ, Hsch.),
A St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum, Dsc.3.155, Gal.11.829. II = ἄλισμα, Ps.-Dsc.3.152.
German (Pape)
[Seite 372] τό, eine Art Johanniskraut, Diosc., hypericum androsaemon, Linn.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, τό
• Alolema(s): lat. ascyron Plin.HN 27.26, 27.37
bot.
1 corazoncillo, hipérico, Hypericum perforatum L., Dsc.3.155, Ps.Dsc.3.155, Gal.11.829, Plin.HN l.c.
2 llantén de agua, alisma, Alisma plantago aquatica L. o alisma de hoja estrecha, A. lanceolatum With., Ps.Dsc.3.152.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n. (m.)
Meaning: St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum (Dsc.). Also = ἄλισμα (Ps.-Dsc.). S. André, Lex. s.v. ascyron.
Other forms: σκύρον Nic. Th. 74
Derivatives: σκυράω go mad from eating askuron (Nic.)
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Unknown. The prothesis points to a substr. word, Fur. 373.
