φρίκες

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Frisk, from φρίσσω (phríssō, to be rough or bristly on the surface). However, Furnée compares βρίκελοι (bríkeloi, beams of a standing loom), suggesting a Pre-Greek origin. Probably related also to φόρκες (phórkes, pales).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φρίκες • (phríkes)

  1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: χάρακες (khárakes, pales).

Further reading

  • 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
  • Hesychius' Lexicon: φ
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