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|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: Meaning unclear, cf. <b class="b3">λάε ἐψόφησεν</b>, <b class="b3">οἱ δε ἐφθέγγετο</b>, [[λαήμενάι]] and <b class="b3">λαίειν φθέγγεσθαι</b>, but <b class="b3">λάετε σκοπεῖτε</b>, [[βλέπετε]] H.<br />Other forms: only ptc. [[λάων]] (τ 229 [[κύων]], h. Merc. 360 [[αἰετός]]), ipf. [[λάε]] (τ 230 [[κύων]]),<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: The old interpreters of τ 229 f. hesitated a. o. between [[see]] and [[bark]] ([[βλέπων]] resp. [[ὑλάων]]), in modern times Lobeck proposed [[grasp]] and two diff. verbs: 1. [[seize]] (τ 229 f., completely isolated), 2. [[see]] (h. Merc. 360), the last of which was also seen in [[ἀλαός]] (s. v.) and in Skt. [[lasati]] (ep. class.) [[glow]] (Bechtel, s. Lex. s. [[ἀλαός]], Fick 1, 120). - Notable proposal by Leumann Hom. Wörter 233 ff.: <b class="b3">ὀξὺ λάων</b> (h. Merc.) [[crying loudly]] innovation after <b class="b3">ὀξὺ λεληκώς</b> ([[κίρκος]] X 141; in <b class="b3">λε-λη-κώς</b> wrongly split; s. [[λάσκω]]), then as [[sharp seeing]] interpreted, partly connected with a barking dog.