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|Definition=ὁ and ἡ, Dor. [[χάν]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]), gen. [[χηνός]]: Ion. gen. pl. [[χηνῶν]] (not [[χηνέων]]) [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]2.45; irreg. acc. pl.<br><span class="bld">A</span> χένας ''AP''7.546:—[[wild goose]], [[Anser cinereus]], χηνῶν ἢ γεράνων ἢ κύκνων Il.2.460; χ. πλατυγίζων καὶ κεχηνώς Eub.115, cf. [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Historia Animalium|HA]]''593b22; εἰ μὴ σὺ χηνὸς ἧπαρ ἢ ψυχὴν ἔχεις Eub.101.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[tame goose]], χῆν' ἥρπαξ' ἀτιταλλομένην ἐνὶ οἴκῳ Od.15.174, cf. 161; χῆνές μοι κατὰ οἶκον ἐείκοσι πυρὸν ἔδουσιν 19.536; χ. τιθασός S.''Fr.''866; <b class="b3">ὥσπερ χῆνα σιτευτὸν.. ἔτρεφέ με</b> Epigen.2; <b class="b3">γάλακτι χηνός</b>, of an unknown luxury, Eub.90.5; ἥπατα χηνῶν Plu.2.965a.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[νὴ]] or <b class="b3">μὰ τὸν χῆνα</b> was Socrates' oath, [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Birds|Av.]]''521 (anap., ubi v. Sch.), Cratin.231, Zen.5.81. (Cf. Skt. haṃsás, Lith. žąsìs, OHG. [[gans]], all = [[goose]].)