φορύνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • φορύσσω (phorússō)

Etymology

The formation with the suffix -ύνω (-únō) is similar to μολύνω (molúnō, to stain, defile) and παλύνω (palúnō, to strew, sprinkle). The element φορυ- (phoru-) cannot be analyzed. Perhaps it belongs to φύρω (phúrō, to mix, defile, mingle).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φορῡ́νω • (phorū́nō)

  1. (in passive) to be mingled, stained, defiled
    Synonyms: μολῠ́νω (molúnō), φῡ́ρω (phū́rō)

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Further reading

  • φορύνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • φορύνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • φορύνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • φορύνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • φορύνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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