σκέλλω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to parch, wither), related to English shallow, German schal (faint, vapid).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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σκέλλω (skéllō)

  1. to dry up; to parch
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.190-191:
      μὴ ... μένος ἠελίοιο σκήλει᾽ ἀμφὶ περὶ χρόα ἴνεσιν ἠδὲ μέλεσσιν
      lest the might of the sun should shrivel his flesh round about on his sinews and limbs

Usage notes

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The verb can be used in both transitive and intransitive constructions (generally active vs. passive forms resp.), but the active perfect form has a passive meaning: I am dried up, parched

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκέλλομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1345-6

Further reading

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