ἀβήρ
ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world
English (LSJ)
i.e. ἀϝήρ, Laconian word for οἴκημα στοὰς ἔχον, Hsch.; cf αὐήρ.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀβήρ: ἀϝήρ, Λακων. λέξ. = «οἴκημα στοὰς ἔχον, ταμεῖον», Ἡσύχ.· πρβ. αὐήρ.
Spanish (DGE)
v. ἀήρ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m./f.?
Meaning: οἴκημα στοὰς ἔχον, ταμεῖον. Λάκωνες H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Hardly identical with ἀ(Ϝ)ήρ air (Frisk Eranos 32, 54, comparing Swed. vind 1. wind 2. bottom).
Frisk Etymology German
ἀβήρ: {abḗr}
Meaning: οἴκημα στοὰς ἔχον, ταμεῖον. Λάκωνες H.
Etymology : Nach v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 2f. illyrisch (zu idg. bher- tragen), was von Kretschmer Glotta 20, 249 mit Recht abgelehnt wird. Wohl einfach mit ἀ(ϝ)ήρ Luft identisch, vgl. schwed. vind 1. Wind 2. Boden, Frisk Eranos 32, 54.
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