βύριον
ἀκίνδυνοι δ' ἀρεταὶ οὔτε παρ' ἀνδράσιν οὔτ' ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις τίμιαι → but excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, τό casa Hsch., cf. βαυρία, βαυριόθεν.
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Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: βύριον οἴκημα; βυριόθεν οἴκοθεν H. Cf. εὐβύριον τὸ εὔοικον εἴρηται, ὅτι κατὰ την βαυρίαν η κατὰ Μεσσαπίους σημαίνει οἰκίαν (EM 389,25); and βαυριόθεν = οἴκοθεν (Cleon Sic. 2).
Derivatives: Perhaps βυρμός σταθμός H., s. v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 3.
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Messap.
Etymology: Messapian word, seen in Germanic: OIc. būr n., OHG, OE būr m. cottage, room (PGm. *būra-); Pok. 149. With other ablaut βαυρία, βᾶρις (s. vv.). S.Krahe IF 57, 116. Supposed to be r-derivatives of a word for live, dwell, s. φύω.
