λύω + αὐγή
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Λυγαῖον, τὸ φοβερόν. οἷα λυγερόν τι ὄν. λυγαῖον δὲ τὸ σκοτεινόν. ἴσως παρὰ τὸ λύειν τὴν αὐγὴν, καὶ μὴ ἐᾶν στῆναι αὐτήν.
Translation (En)
Lugaion "shadows", that wich frightens. A lugeros, as it were. Lugaion is the "shadows". Maybe from the fact it dissolves (luein) the light (augēn).
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Orion, Etymologicum, alpha p. 7 (Ἀμφιλύκη, κατὰ τροπὴν τοῦ γ εἰς τὸ κ· λυγαῖον γὰρ τὸ σκοτεινόν. παρὰ τὸ λύειν, ἢ μὴ ἐὰν συστῆναι τὴν αὐγήν. οὕτως εὗρον .... καὶ ἡ λύγη ἡ σκιὰ ἡ λύουσα τὴν αὐγήν); Etymologicum Genuinum, alpha 733 (Ἀμφιλύκη νύξ (Η 433)· λυκόφως, σκοτεινή. ἔστι λυγαῖον, τὸ σκοτεινόν, παρὰ τὸ λύειν τὴν αὐγὴν καὶ μὴ ἐᾶν συστῆναι αὐτήν· ἐξ αὐτοῦ γίνεται λύγη, καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ γ εἰς τὸ κ λύκη καὶ ἀμφιλύκη. οὕτως Ὠρίων); Etymologicum Genuinum, lambda 145 (Λύγος: τὸ σκότος οὐδετέρως, ἀπὸ τοῦ λύειν τὴν αὐγήν· <ὅθεν> καὶ τὸ κατακρύπτεσθαι ὑπολυγίζεσθαι λέγεται. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ φυτὸν ὡς ἐν τῷ Μ στοιχείῳ εἰσόμεθα); Etymologicum parvum, lambda 38 (Λυγαῖον· τὸ σκοτεινόν, παρὰ τὸ λύειν τὸ αὖγος); Etymologicum Gudianum, p.124, 17 (Ἀμφιλύκη· σκοτεινή· λυγαῖον γὰρ τὸ σκοτεινόν, παρὰ τὸ λύειν τὴν αὐγὴν καὶ μὴ ἐᾶν συστῆναι αὐτήν. λέγεται δὲ ⟦καὶ⟧ λύκη ἡ σκιά); ibid., p. 374, 14 (Λύγος, τὸ σκότος, οὐδέτερον· ἀπὸ τοῦ λύειν τὴν αὐγήν· καὶ τὸ κατακρύπτεσθαι ὑπολυγίζεσθαι λέγεται); Etymologicum Magnum, Kallierges, p. 91, 26 (Ἀμφιλύκη: Ἡ σκοτεινὴ, ἀμφιλύγη τὶς οὖσα, τὸ λυκόφως. Ἔστι λυγαῖον τὸ σκοτεινὸν, παρὰ τὸ λύειν τὴν αὐγὴν, καὶ μὴ ἐᾶν συστῆναι. Ἐξ αὐτοῦ γίνεται λύγη· καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ γ εἰς κ, λύκη· καὶ Ἀμφιλύκη νύξ. Ὠρίων); ibid., p. 571, 20 (Λυγαῖον: Τὸ φοβερὸν, ἢ τὸ σκοτεινόν· παρὰ τὸ λύειν τὸ αὖγος, καὶ μὴ ἐᾶν στῆναι αὐτό· καὶ Ὅμηρος, Νύχθ’ ὑπὸ λυγαίην); ibid., p. 571, 23 (Λύγος: τὸ σκότος οὐδετέρως, ἀπὸ τοῦ λύειν τὴν αὐγήν· <ὅθεν> καὶ τὸ κατακρύπτεσθαι ὑπολυγίζεσθαι λέγεται. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ φυτὸν ὡς ἐν τῷ Μ στοιχείῳ εἰσόμεθα); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, p. 151, 15 (Ἀμφιλύκη. σκοτεινὴ νύξ. ἢ λυκόφωτον. λυγαῖον γὰρ τὸ σκοτεινόν. παρὰ τὸ λύειν τὴν αὐγὴν καὶ μὴ ἐᾷν στῆναι αὐτήν. [ἐξ αὐτοῦ γίνεται λύγη, καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ γ εἰς κ λύκη, καὶ ἀμφιλύκη. οὕτως Ὠρίων]); ibid., p.1322, 20 (Λύγος. τὸ σκότος. οὐδέτερον. εὗρον τοῦτο καὶ λυγός. ἀπὸ τοῦ λύειν τὴν αὐγήν. καὶ τὸ κατακρύπτεσθαι ὑπολυγίζεσθαι ἔλεον. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ φυτόν).
Comment
Compositional etymology identifying the first syllable as the verb λύω. The *λυγερόν probably results from a copyist mistake (for *λυγαιρον?)