ἅρπη: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: [[sickle]] (Il.), also a bird of prey (metonym. after the claws; Bechtel Lex., Thompson Birds).<br />Other forms: [[ἅρπης]] ("Sichler") <b class="b3">εἶδος ὀρνέου</b>. H. and <b class="b3">ἁρπετόν· ἀκόμιστον η ἰκτῖνος</b>. [[Κρῆτες]]. H.<br />Derivatives: Acc. to Leumann Hom. Wörter 294, the bird comes from the interpretation of Homer; not convincing.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably], XX [unknown] [911] <b class="b2">*ser(p</b>)- [[sickle]]<br />Etymology: [[ἅρπη]] agrees with OCS [[srъpъ]], Latv. [[sirpe]] [[sickle]]. Further, one compares Lat. [[sarpiō]] and [[sarpō]], [[sarpere]] <b class="b2">trim, prune (vine)</b>, but the vocalism is difficult (s. Schrijver 493: from [[sarrio]]). If we suppose IE origin, "[[ἄρπη]] a un vocalisme ambigu" says EM, with which they must mean that it is difficult to explain. I agree with EM and am inclined to assume a non-IE word (for the concept Beekes, 125 J. Indogermanistik.) - OIr. [[serr]] is also doubtful, s. Vendryes. - For oriental origin Grimme, Glotta 14, 17). - To take [[ἅρπη]] as the basis of [[ἅρπαξ]], [[ἁρπάγη]], [[ἁρπάζω]] is improbable; thus Szemerényi, Syncope 205, 213.