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|etymtx=-εῖα</b>, <b class="b3">-ύ<br />Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">blunt; dim, faint (of sight)</b> (ion. att.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ἀμβλυώσσω</b> (<b class="b3">-ώττω</b>) <b class="b2">be short-sighted</b> (Hp.), from <b class="b3">*ἀμβλυ-ωψ</b>, cf. <b class="b3">ἀμβλυ-ωπός</b>, also <b class="b3">ἀμβλωπός</b>, <b class="b3">ἀμβλῶψ</b>; Schwyzer 733 ζ, Sommer Nominalkomp. 3ff.,<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: <b class="b3">ἀμβλύς</b> can be from <b class="b3">*ἀμλ-ύς</b>. The connection with <b class="b3">ἀμαλός</b> is a mere guess which explains nothing. Perhaps to <b class="b3">ἀμβλ(ακ)ίσκω</b> (not from <b class="b2">*h₂mlh₃us</b> with Rix, MSS 27, 1970, 90, which would give <b class="b3">*αμαλυς</b>). One also tried to compare <b class="b3">ἀμαλδύνω</b>. | |etymtx=-εῖα</b>, <b class="b3">-ύ<br />Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">blunt; dim, faint (of sight)</b> (ion. att.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ἀμβλυώσσω</b> (<b class="b3">-ώττω</b>) <b class="b2">be short-sighted</b> (Hp.), from <b class="b3">*ἀμβλυ-ωψ</b>, cf. <b class="b3">ἀμβλυ-ωπός</b>, also <b class="b3">ἀμβλωπός</b>, <b class="b3">ἀμβλῶψ</b>; Schwyzer 733 ζ, Sommer Nominalkomp. 3ff.,<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: <b class="b3">ἀμβλύς</b> can be from <b class="b3">*ἀμλ-ύς</b>. The connection with <b class="b3">ἀμαλός</b> is a mere guess which explains nothing. Perhaps to <b class="b3">ἀμβλ(ακ)ίσκω</b> (not from <b class="b2">*h₂mlh₃us</b> with Rix, MSS 27, 1970, 90, which would give <b class="b3">*αμαλυς</b>). One also tried to compare <b class="b3">ἀμαλδύνω</b>. | ||
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|mdlsjtxt=<br /><b class="num">I.</b> [[blunt]], dulled, with the [[edge]] taken off, of a [[sharp]] [[instrument]], Plat., etc.:—metaph. [[dull]], dim, of [[sight]], ἀμβλὺ ὁρᾶν, βλέπειν Plat.; of the feelings, ἀμβλυτέραι τῆι ὀργῆι with [[anger]] [[less]] [[keen]], Thuc.; ἀμβλύτερον ποιεῖν τι [[less]] [[vigorous]], Thuc.<br /><b class="num">2.</b> in Aesch. Eum. of [[Orestes]], having [[lost]] the [[edge]] of [[guilt]]: but of persons, [[generally]], [[dull]], [[spiritless]], having [[lost]] the [[keenness]] of one's feelings, Thuc.<br /><b class="num">II.</b> act. darkening, of a [[cloud]], Anth. Hence | |||
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