ἄσχυ
ἠργάζετο τῷ σώματι μισθαρνοῦσα τοῖς βουλομένοις αὐτῇ πλησιάζειν → she lived as a prostitute letting out her person for hire to those who wished to enjoy her, she worked with her body by hiring herself out to anyone who wanted to have sex with her
English (LSJ)
τό, A inspissated juice of the fruit of the bird-cherry, Prunus Padus, Hdt.4.23.
French (Bailly abrégé)
(τό) :
suc noir et épais d'un arbre de Scythie.
Étymologie: DELG emprunt certain.
Spanish (DGE)
τό
jugo espeso y negro procedente del póntico, árbol de Escitia, Hdt.4.23, cf. ἄσχυ· ἀπόρευμα δένδρου Theognost.Can.p.79.12.
Greek Monotonic
ἄσχυ: τό, συμπυκνωμένος χυμός από Σκυθικό δέντρο, σε Ηρόδ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἄσχυ: τό асхи (сгущенный сок скифского дерева «понтика») Her.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: inspissated juice of the fruit of the bir-cherry = Prunus Padus used by the Scythians (Hdt. 4, 23).
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Iran.
Etymology: S. note in the ed. of Legrand ad loc.
