χάλιμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • χάλιμος (khálimos) — manuscript variant

Etymology

Has been compared with Albanian helm (“poison”), which may derive from this.[1]

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Adjective

χάλιμα • (khálima)

  1. (hapax) drunk?
    • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Χ.55:
      χάλιμα· φαρμακός
      khálima; pharmakós
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) “helm”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 178
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