αἶνος: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[meaningful words]], [[praise]] (Il.), also [[decision]] (inscr.).<br />Other forms: [[αἴνη]] (Hdt.). - Cf. [[ἀναίνομαι]] [[deny]], [[refuse]] (Il.) from <b class="b3">*ἀνα-αίνομαι</b> (cf. <b class="b3">ἀνα-νεύω</b>), Bechtel Lex.<br />Dialectal forms: Aeol. (Hes.) [[αἴνημι]]<br />Derivatives: [[αἰνέω]] [[approve]], [[praise]], also [[decide]] (Il.); [[αἰνίζομαι]] [[praise]] (Hom.; denom. (deverb.?), [[αἰνίσσομαι]], <b class="b3">-ττ-</b>, Ion.-Att. (`speak words full of content, i.e. difficult to understand' ) [[speak unclear]], [[in riddles]], with [[αἴνιγμα]] [[riddle]] (Pi.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown] [11] <b class="b2">h₂eid-</b> ?<br />Etymology: Etymology unknown. Compared with Germ. words for [[oath]], Goth. [[aiÞs]], OHG [[eid]].