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φρήν

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    Perhaps from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (soul, mind; innards, diaphragm), whence Old Norse grunr (suspicion), or *bʰren- (front edge), whence e.g. Latin frōns (forehead, front; character), Old East Norse brant (precipice).[1] See also Latin rēn (kidney), Proto-Slavic *grěnь (pus), of disputed connection.

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    Noun

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    φρήν (phrḗnf (genitive φρενός); third declension

    1. (often in the plural) The midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast
    2. The seat of emotions, heart; seat of bodily appetites such as hunger
    3. The seat of intellect, wits, mind
    4. will, purpose

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φρήν, -ενός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1590-1

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