ἕλωρ
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ἐέλδωρ: ἔστιν ἔλδω, τὸ ἐπιθυμῶ, ὅπερ γέγονεν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἕλκω κατὰ μετάθεσιν τοῦ κ εἰς δ· εἰς ὃ γάρ τις ἐπιθυμεῖ, ἐκεῖ ἕλκεται. ἐκ τούτου γίνεται ἔλδωρ καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ε ἐέλδωρ. Ps Os Et.Gud. | ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἕλω, τὸ ἑλκύω, ἕλωρ καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ε καὶ δ. Ps Et.Gud.
Translation (En)
Eeldōr "wish": there is eldō "to wish", which comes from helkō "to draw" by change of /k/ to /d/. For what one longs for, there they are drawn. From it comes eldōr and with addition of the /e/, eeldōr | Or from helō "to drag" helōr "prey" and by addition of the /e/ and /d/, <eeldōr>
Parallels
Etym. Gudianum, epsilon, p. 402 (Ὁμήρου Ἐέλδωρ <Α 41>· ... ἔλδω, τὸ ἐπιθυμῶ, ὅπερ γέγονεν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἕλκω κατὰ μετάθεσιν τοῦ κ εἰς δ· εἰς ὃ γάρ τις ἐπιθυμεῖ, ἐκεῖ ἕλκεται. ἐκ τοῦ ἔλδω ἐέλδωρ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ε. ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἕλω, τὸ ἑλκύω, ἕλωρ καὶ ἔλδωρ καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ε ἐέλδωρ, παρὰ τὸ πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἕλκειν τὸ ἐπιθυμούμενον); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 317 (Ἐέλδωρ: Τὸ ἐπιθύμημα. Ἔστιν ἕλδω, τὸ ἐπιθυμῶ· ὅπερ γέγονεν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἕλκω, κατὰ μετάθεσιν τοῦ κ εἰς δ· εἰς ὃ γάρ τις ἐπιθυμεῖ, ἐκεῖ ἕλκεται. Ἐκ τοῦ ἕλδω ἕλδωρ· καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ε, ἐέλδωρ. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἑλῶ, τὸ ἑλκύω, ἕλωρ, καὶ ἐέλδωρ, πλεονασμῷ. Τὸ δὲ ἐέλδω, παρὰ τὸ ἐέδω. Καὶ ἐελδόμενος· καὶ, ‘ἐέλδετο γάρ σε ἰδέσθαι’. Ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐπεθύμει· παρὰ τὸ θέλω, τοῦ θ τραπέντος εἰς δ, κατὰ Μακεδόνας, καὶ ὑπερθέσεως γενομένης· οἷον, θέλω, δέλω, ἔλδω καὶ ἔλδομαι· καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ἐθέλω, ἐδέλω, καὶ ὑπερθέσει, ἐέλδω); J. Tzetzes, Exegesis in Homeri Iliadem, Il. 1.41 (ἐέλδωρ· ἕλω τὸ προκρίνω, ἕλωρ, ἐέλωρ καὶ ἐέλδωρ); Schol. Od. 3.418f Pontani (ἐέλδωρ: ἀπὸ τοῦ “ἕλω” τὸ προκρίνω “ἕλωρ”, καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ε “ἐέλωρ” καὶ κατὰ πλεονασμὸν τοῦ δ, “ἐέλδωρ”)
Comment
Derivational etymology. The etymon ἕλωρ means "prey", that is, what one draws to oneself and seizes. The lemma ἔλδωρ means "wish, desire", which can amount to a virtual prey, which one wishes to seize. A simple formal change, the addition of /l/, is required. This etymology is also implied by the etymology ἔλδωρ / ἑλεῖν, which provides as the etymon of ἔλδωρ, ινστεαδ οφ its direct etymon ἔλωρ, the etymon of the etymon