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σκέλλω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to parch, wither), related to English shallow, German schal (faint, vapid).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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σκέλλω (skéllō)

  1. to dry up; to parch
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.190-191:
      μὴ ... μένος ἠελίοιο σκήλει᾽ ἀμφὶ περὶ χρόα ἴνεσιν ἠδὲ μέλεσσιν
      mḕ ... ménos ēelíoio skḗlei’ amphì perì khróa ínesin ēdè mélessin
      lest the might of the sun should shrivel his flesh round about on his sinews and limbs

Usage notes

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The verb can be used in both transitive and intransitive constructions (generally active vs. passive forms resp.), but the active perfect form has a passive meaning: I am dried up, parched

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκέλλομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1345-6

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