δανός
From LSJ
πενία μόνα τὰς τέχνας ἐγείρει → poverty alone promotes skilled work, necessity is the mother of invention, necessity is the mother of all invention, poverty is the mother of invention, out of necessity comes invention, out of necessity came invention, frugality is the mother of invention
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A burnt, dry, parched, ξύλα δ. Od.15.322: Sup. ξύλα δανότατα Ar.Pax1134. (Prob. from *δᾰϝεσ-νός, cf. δαίω.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 522] (Wurzel δαF-, δαίω brennen), brennbar, ausgedörrt, dürr, trocken. Homer einmal, Odyss. 15, 322 πῦρ τ' εὖ νηῆσαι, διά τε ξύλα δανὰ κεάσσαι, var. lect. ξύλα πολλά. Vgl. Ar. Pac. 1134 ἐκκέας τῶν ξύλων ἅττ' ἂν ᾖ δανότατα τοῦ θέρους ἐκπεπρισμένα.
