βάρος
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Βορέας· ὁ μὲν Ὠρίων (35, 1) ὠνοματοπεποιῆσθαι τὴν λέξιν φησὶ κατὰ μίμησιν τοῦ ἤχου τοῦ γινομένου κατὰ τὴν πνοὴν αὐτοῦ. ἄλλοι δὲ παρὰ τὸ βάρος Βορέας. ἢ (philox. fr. 67) παρὰ τὸ βῶ, τὸ τρέφω, ὁ τρέφων καὶ αὐξάνων τοὺς καρπούς. ἢ παρὰ τὸ βορά, ὃ σημαίνει τὴν τροφήν, γίνεται Βορέας· βορᾶς γὰρ ἡμῖν αἴτιος συναύξων τοὺς καρπούς
Translation (En)
Boreas "North wind": Orion says it is a word created by imitation of the noise that is produced when this wind blows. Others say that from baros "weight" comes Boreas, Or from bô "to feed", the one feeding and nourishing the crops. Or from bora, which means "food", is derived Boreas, for it is the cause of our food, as it makes the crops grow
Parallels
Etym. Gudianum, beta, p. 279 (Βορρᾶς· ὅτι βαρὺς καὶ βίαιος καὶ κρυμώδης. ἄλλοι δὲ τὸ βορρᾶς διὰ τοῦ ἑνὸς ρ γράφουσιν); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 205 (Βορᾶς: Παρὰ τὸ βορώτατα τὰ σώματα ἡμῶν ποιεῖν καὶ ὑγιεινότατα. Ὁ μὲν Ὠρίων ὠνοματοπεποιῆσθαι τὴν λέξιν φησὶ κατὰ μίμησιν τοῦ γινομένου ἤχου κατὰ τὴν πνοὴν αὐτοῦ· ἄλλοι δὲ, παρὰ τὸ βάρος, βορέας· ἢ παρὰ τὸ βῶ, τὸ τρέφω, ὁ τρέφων καὶ αὐξάνων τοὺς καρπούς· ἢ παρὰ τὸ βορά· βορᾶς γὰρ ἡμῖν αἴτιος ἐστὶ, τροφῆς, αὔξων τοὺς καρπούς. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ βαίνειν αὐτὸν ῥᾷον πρὸς ἡμᾶς); Etym. Symeonis, vol. 1, p. 466 (Βορᾶς: ὠνοματοπεποιῆσθαι τὴν λέξιν φησὶ κατὰ μίμησιν τοῦ γινομένου ἤχου κατὰ τὴν πνοὴν αὐτοῦ· ἄλλοι δὲ, παρὰ τὸ βάρος, βορέας· ἢ παρὰ τὸ βῶ, τὸ τρέφω, ὁ τρέφων καὶ αὐξάνων τοὺς καρπούς· ἢ παρὰ τὸ βορά· βορᾶς γὰρ ἡμῖν αἴτιος αὔξων τοὺς καρπούς)
Comment
Derivational etymology. Formally, it requires a metathesis of the vowels, /baros/ > /boras/. Thus, the starting point is probably the form βορρᾶς rather than the uncontracted form βορέας. From the semantic point of view, βάρος probably refers to the unpleasant character of the cold North wind and, as βαρύς means "heavy", hence "painful", βάρος as the etymon here is probably understood in its meaning "difficulty"