λίγδην: Difference between revisions

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|etymtx=Grammatical information: adv.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">superficially touching, grazing</b> (χ 278), <b class="b3">ἐπιλίγδην</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (P 599), cf. Haas <b class="b3">Μνήμης χάριν</b> 1, 141.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">λίγδος</b> m. [[mortar]] (Nic., also S. Fr. 35?), <b class="b2">earthenware form, funnel, clay mould v. t.</b> (Poll., Ael. Dion., H.), [[lye]] (Eust.), <b class="b3">λίγδα ἡ ἀκόνη</b>, <b class="b3">καὶ ἡ κονία</b> H. - Denomin. verb <b class="b3">λιγδεύει ἀπηθεῖ</b> H.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably]<br />Etymology: With <b class="b3">λίγδα</b> cf. <b class="b3">ἄρδα</b>, <b class="b3">ἔπιβδα</b> and Solmsen Wortforsch. 269. The suffixal agreement between the adv. <b class="b3">λίγ-δην</b> and the subst. <b class="b3">λίγ-δος</b>, <b class="b3">-δα</b> is not accidental (cf. Chantraine Form. 360); priority is of the adverb. Note further the phonetic similarity between <b class="b3">λίγδος</b>, of which the semantic connection with <b class="b3">λίγδην</b> is not immediately clear ("Reibstein [rubbing stone]" Prellwitz), and the synonymous <b class="b3">ἴγδις</b>, s. v. - As basis Eust. 1926, 37 assumes a further unattested verb <b class="b3">λίζω</b> (formed ad hoc? ("<b class="b3">ὡς ἀπὸ τοῦ λίζειν</b>, <b class="b3">λέξεως ὠνοματοπεποιημένης</b>"); from Celtic and Germanic a verb is adduced with the original meaning <b class="b2">smear, glide etc.</b>: OIr. (<b class="b2">fo)sligim</b> [[smear]], also [[beat]] (from *'brush'), OHG [[slīhhan]] <b class="b2">schlei-chen</b>' (= <b class="b2">go gliding</b>); further several nouns, e.g. OIr. [[slige]] [[comb]], OWNo. [[slīkr]] [[smooth]], [[slīkisteinn]] <b class="b2">rubbing stone</b>; also from Slavic, e.g. Russ. <b class="b2">slízkij</b> [[slippery]], [[slimy]]. - More forms in WP. 2, 390f., Pok. 663f., W.-Hofmann s. [[līma]], Vasmer Wb. 2, 661. Cf. <b class="b3">λισσός</b>.

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