σαυνίον
From LSJ
Ψεῦδος δὲ μισεῖ πᾶς σοφὸς καὶ χρήσιμος → Mendacium odit, qui vir est frugi et sapit → Die Lüge hasst der Weise und der Ehrenmann
Frisk Etymological English
(-ιον)
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: des. of a javelin used by foreign peoples (Men., Str., D. S. a. o.), membrum virile (Cratin. 443).
Derivatives: σαυνι-άζω to throw a σ. (D. S.) with -αστάς (Dor.) m. (Lyr. Alex. Adesp.).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unexplained foreign word; cf. on σαύρα.
