ἀνύω
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Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
English translation (word)
Transliteration (Etymon)
English translation (etymon)
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Quotation
τὰ γὰρ ἡνία διὰ τοῦ η γράφεται, παρὰ τὸ ἀνύω γίνεται γὰρ ἀνίον καὶ ἠνίον. διὰ γὰρ τῶν λώρων τῶν ἵππων ἀνύομεν τὴν ὁδὸν
Translation (En)
Hēnia "reins" is spelled with eta. For from anuō "to achieve", comes *anion and hēnion. As a matter of fact, through the belts of the horses we achieve our journey
Parallels
Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 470 (Τὸ γὰρ ἡνία ἐπὶ τῶν λώρων διὰ τοῦ η γράφεται. Παρὰ τὸ ἀνύω γίνεται ἀνίον καὶ ἡνίον); ibid., p. 432 (Ἡνία: Λῶρα, χαλινούς· παρὰ τὴν ἕνωσιν· ἑνοῦται γὰρ δι’ αὐτῶν τὰ ὑποζύγια. Ἢ ἐκ τοῦ ἐνίεσθαι ἢ ἀνίεσθαι· ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνύω, δι’ ἧς ἀνύομεν τοὺς ἵππους πρὸς τὴν εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ εἷς ἑνὸς, ἑνία καὶ ἡνία. Ἢ παρὰ τὸν ἥσω μέλλοντα); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, eta, p. 996 (Ἡνία. τὰ λῶρα. παρὰ τὴν ἕνωσιν τῶν ὑποζυγίων, ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐνίεσθαι, ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἀνύω ἀνύα, δι’ ὧν ἀνύομεν τοὺς ἵππους πρὸς τὴν εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν· ἢ παρὰ τὸ εἷς ἑνὸς, ἑνία καὶ ἡνία, διὸ καὶ δασύνεται)
Comment
Derivational etymology, relying on the usual alternation α ~ η (ἵστημι / ἵσταμεν). The derivation does not take into account the initial aspiration of the lemma. Semantically, thee etymology relies on the instrumental role of the reins in guiding the horses to the end of the road