τέρσομαι: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Pass., with aor. inf. <b class="b3">τερσῆναι, τερσήμεναι</b> (v. infr.), as if from <b class="b3">ἐτέρσην</b> (see also: [[τέρσω]])<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">to be</b> or <b class="b2">become [[dry]], dry up</b>, <b class="b3">ἕλκος ἐτέρσετο παύσατο δ' αἷμα</b> the wound <b class="b2">dried up</b> and the blood was staunched, <span class="bibl">Il.11.267</span>,<span class="bibl">848</span>; οὐδέ μοι αἷμα τερσῆναι δύναται <span class="bibl">16.519</span>; <b class="b3">θειλόπεδον τέρσεται ἠελίῳ</b> <b class="b2">is baked</b> by the sun, <span class="bibl">Od.7.124</span>; εἵματα δ' ἠελίοιο μένον τερσήμεναι αὐγῇ <span class="bibl">6.98</span>; ὅταν [τὰ ῥάκεα] ἐν ἡλίῳ τέρσηται <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Mul.</span>1.11</span>; <b class="b3">ὄσσε δακρυόφιν τέρσοντο</b> his eyes <b class="b2">became dry</b> from tears, <span class="bibl">Od.5.152</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Act. first in later Ep. (Hom. using only [[τερσαίνω]], aor. subj. <b class="b3">τέρσῃ</b> (<b class="b3">-σει</b> codd.) <span class="bibl">Theoc.22.63</span>; inf. τέρσαι <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>96</span>,<span class="bibl">693</span> (v.l. [[τέρσον]] both times); opt. Med. <b class="b3">τέρσαιο</b> ib.<span class="bibl">709</span>:—Hsch. cites <b class="b3">ἐτέρρατο· ἐξηράνθη</b>. (Cf. Lat. [[torreo]], [[tostus]], Skt. <b class="b2">tṛṣyati</b> ([http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?tinput=tRSyati&direction=SE&script=HK&link=yes&beginning= तृष्यति {तृष्}]) 'to be thirsty'.)</span>