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οὖσον

From LSJ

Ἐλεεινότατόν μοι φαίνετ' ἀτυχία φίλου → Miseria amici mihi suprema est miseria → Am meisten Mitleid, scheint's, heischt eines Freundes Leid

Menander, Monostichoi, 180
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Full diacritics: οὖσον Medium diacritics: οὖσον Low diacritics: ούσον Capitals: ΟΥΣΟΝ
Transliteration A: oûson Transliteration B: ouson Transliteration C: oyson Beta Code: ou)=son

English (LSJ)

τό, ship's tackle, ropes, Lyc.20 (pl.), Alex.Aet.3.21, pl. prob. in Antim. Col.6 (οἶσον is similarly glossed in Hsch.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 420] τό, = οἶσον.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

οὖσον: τό, = οἶσον, δηλ. σχοινίον, Λυκόφρ. 20, Παρθενίου Ἐρωτ. 14. 21.

Greek Monolingual

οὖσον και, κατά δ. γρφ., οἶσον, τὸ (Α)
βλ. σούσον (II).

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: ships tackle, ropes (Lyc. 20)
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Wilamowitz Hermes 59(1924)273 compares σοῦσον (?).