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|etymtx=ον<br />Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[fruitless]], [[idle]]; adv. <b class="b2">in vain</b> (Hom.)<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: The connection with <b class="b3">ἠλίθιος</b>, <b class="b3">ἠλάσκω</b>, and further to <b class="b3">ἀλάομαι</b> is correctly rejected by DELG; it does not explain the spiritus asper. There are no traces of <b class="b3">Ϝ-</b>, cf. Sommer Lautst. 98. Schwyzer 461 A. 5 points to the expression <b class="b3">εἰς ὕδωρ γράφειν</b> suggesting the word belongs to <b class="b3">ἅλς</b>. DELG supports this by remarking that the word is often used of <b class="b3">βέλος</b>, evoking an arrow that misses its target and falls in the sea; but why would it fall in the sea? - Old disappearing term, replaced by <b class="b3">μάταιος</b>. S. also Snell FS Von Mercklin 172f. | |etymtx=ον<br />Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[fruitless]], [[idle]]; adv. <b class="b2">in vain</b> (Hom.)<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: The connection with <b class="b3">ἠλίθιος</b>, <b class="b3">ἠλάσκω</b>, and further to <b class="b3">ἀλάομαι</b> is correctly rejected by DELG; it does not explain the spiritus asper. There are no traces of <b class="b3">Ϝ-</b>, cf. Sommer Lautst. 98. Schwyzer 461 A. 5 points to the expression <b class="b3">εἰς ὕδωρ γράφειν</b> suggesting the word belongs to <b class="b3">ἅλς</b>. DELG supports this by remarking that the word is often used of <b class="b3">βέλος</b>, evoking an arrow that misses its target and falls in the sea; but why would it fall in the sea? - Old disappearing term, replaced by <b class="b3">μάταιος</b>. S. also Snell FS Von Mercklin 172f. | ||
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|mdlsjtxt=1 [ἅλς]<br />of the sea, Lat. [[marinus]], of sea-gods and nymphs, Hom., etc.; ἅλ. ψάμαθοι the sea [[sand]], Od. <br />2 [[ἠλίθιος]]<br />[[fruitless]], [[unprofitable]], [[vain]], [[idle]], Hom.: neut. [[ἅλιον]] as adv., in [[vain]], Il.; regul. adv. [[ἁλίως]], Soph. | |||
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