ὀκλάζω: Difference between revisions

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|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">to prostrate, to crouch on ones heels, to squat</b>, metaph. <b class="b2">to sink, to abate</b>, trans. <b class="b2">to abate</b> (N 281, Hld.).<br />Other forms: aor. <b class="b3">ὀκλάσαι</b> (S.).<br />Compounds: Also w. prefix, e.g. <b class="b3">μετ-</b>, <b class="b3">ὑπ-</b>.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ὄκλα-σις</b> f. [[crouching]] (Hp., Luc.), <b class="b3">-σμα</b> n. name of a Persian dance (Ar. Fr. 344 b); also <b class="b3">ὀκλα-δίας</b> m. <b class="b2">camp stool</b> (Att. inscr., Ar.), <b class="b3">-δία</b> = <b class="b3">ὄκλασις</b> (Suid.; cf. Scheller Oxytonierung 40), <b class="b3">-δόν</b> (A. R., Nonn.), <b class="b3">-δις</b> (Hdn. Gr.), <b class="b3">-διστί</b> (Babr.) adv. [[crouchingly]], [[squattingly]], [[prostratingly]]; <b class="b3">ὀκλάξ</b> adv. <b class="b2">id.</b> (Hp., Pherecr.; after <b class="b3">γνύξ</b>, <b class="b3">πύξ</b> etc.); <b class="b3">Ὄκλασος</b> m. PN (sch.; like <b class="b3">Δάμασος</b> a.o., s. Chantraine Form. 435).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: As basis of <b class="b3">ὀκλάζω</b> can not only a noun (<b class="b3">*ὄκλος</b>, <b class="b3">*ὀκλή</b>, <b class="b3">*ὀκλάς</b>?), but also a verb <b class="b3">*ὀκλάω</b> (<b class="b3">δαμάω</b> : <b class="b3">δαμάζω</b>) have served (cf. Schwyzer 734). Therefore prop. with Prellwitz s. v. <b class="b3">*ὀ-κλάω</b>, <b class="b3">-άζω</b> like NHG <b class="b2">zusammen-brechen</b>, also of the knees (<b class="b3">ὀκλα-δ-ίας</b> etc. like <b class="b3">κλά-δ-ος</b>, <b class="b3">κλα-δ-αρός</b>)? -- After Frisk IF 49, 99 f. to <b class="b3">κῶλον</b>, <b class="b3">σκέλος</b>; morpholog. unconvincing. -- Note the H.-glosses <b class="b3">κλωκυδά τὸ καθῆσθαι ἐπ</b>' <b class="b3">ἀμφοτέροις ποσίν</b>, <b class="b3">ὀκκῦλαι τὸ ὀκλάσαι καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν πτερ</b><<b class="b3">ν</b>><b class="b3">ῶν καθίζεσθαι</b>.

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