γλήνη: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: [[eyeball]] (Hom.; also reviling Θ 164), also [[pupil of the eye]] (Ruf. Onom., H.), metaph. [[socket of a joint]] (Gal.), [[honeycomb]] (AB, H.)<br />Derivatives: [[γλήνεα]] n. pl. [[gaudy things]], [[trinkets]] (Ω 192), [[stars]] (Arat.); sg. [[γλῆνος]] = [[γλήνη]] (Nic.), = [[φάος]] H. - [[γληνίς]] (IG 5 [1] 1447, 9, Messene III-IIa) meaning unknown. Artificial is hellenistic [[γλήν]] = [[γλήνη]] (Hermesian.), cf. Schwyzer 584 A. 6. PN: [[Γλῆνος]], [[Γλῆνις]], [[Γληνώ]], [[Γληνεύς]]. - Unclear is the meaning of <b class="b3">τρί-γληνα</b> ([[ἕρματα]] Hom.); [[τρίγληνος]] also as attribute of Hecate (Ath.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: A problem is that the basic meaning of the word is unknown. One compares [[γαλήνη]], [[γέλως]], but also <b class="b3">γλαινοί τὰ λαμπρύσματα τῶν περικεφαλαιῶν</b>, <b class="b3">οἷον ἀστέρες</b> H. The last word is only known from this gloss. DELG says it is [[imprudent]] to connect the words. Connection as an IE word is possible (<b class="b2">gleh₂-i-</b>) but uncertain and unconvincing. Comparison of [[γλαινοί]] with OHG [[kleini]] [[gleaming]], [[elegant]], [[fine]], [[klein]], OE [[clæne]] [[clean]] is also quite uncertain. Doubtful Machek Listy filol. 72, 70 (to Slav. <b class="b2">zrěnica</b> [[pupil]]) . - Lamer IF 48, 231f., assumes a basic meaning [[puppet]] and thinks the word is Pre-Greek. If we connect [[γλαινοί]], which seems possible, the word is Pre-Greek ([[α]]\/[[αι]] is frequent in these words; cf. [[γηθυλλίς]] \/ [[γαιθυλλάδαι]]).