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ἀλκή

alke

defense, help

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Where it lives

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What it meant

1. ἀλκή · alkē — Beekes

ἀλκή 1 [f.] ‘defense, help’ (11.). «1ὲ *h,elk-, *h,lek-s- ‘ward off, defend’> VAR Aor. ἀλαλκεῖν (Hom.), late epic forms: fut. ἀλαλκήσω (A. R.), present ἀλάλκω (0. S.). «COMP Asa second member, after the s-stems, in ἑτερ-αλκής ‘helping one side’ (epic poet.), etc. Old i-stem in ἄν-αλκις (epic), with ἀναλκείη (epic) after other nouns in -είη. *DER TN Ἀλαλκομεναί (Boeotia), or is the resemblance fortuitous? Thence … — [Beekes, s.v. ἀλκή, p. 117]

2. ἄλκη · alkē — Beekes

ἄλκη 2 [f.] ‘elk’ (Paus.). *ETYM Like Lat. alcés, alcé (Caesar), GAk1 is a loan from Germanic: ON elgr < PGm. *al3zi-, besides which a form PGm. *dly- with initial stress is supposed, from which alcés and GAxn could be traced. West Germanic forms like OHG elahho, OE eolh presuppose the stem PGm. *élya(n)-, which arose secondarily. Slavic forms like Ru. los’ ‘elk’ presuppose PIE *olki-, and … — [Beekes, s.v. ἄλκη, p. 118]

3. ἄλκη · alkē — Chantraine

ἄλκη : f. «élan» (Paus. 5,12,1 ; 9,21,3). Et.: Mot germanique emprunté par le grec comme il l’a été par le latin (alice ou alcës chez César). En partant de v.norr. elgr on pose germanique commun “alzi-, à côté de quoi une forme à accent initial *äly- rendrait compte de gr. ἄλκη et lat. alcë. Pour les autres formes germaniques voir Frisk et Walde-Hofmann. — [Chantraine, s.v. ἄλκη, p. 76]

4. ἀλκή · alkē — Frisk

1. ἀλκή “Abwehr, Hilfe’. S. ἀλέξω. An --- ἀλλάσσω 75 2, ἄλκη “Elch’ (Paus. 5, 12, 1; 9, 21, 3). Wie lat. alces, alce (seit Caesar) aus dem Germanischen entlehnt. Am nächsten steht ano. elgr aus urg. *alzi-, woneben eine Form mit Anlautsbetonung anzunehmen ist, urg. *aly-, auf die aleös und ἄλκη zurückgehen. Die westgermanische Form lautet dagegen mit e- an: ahd. elko > nhd. Eich, ags. eolh, und weicht auch in der … — [Frisk, s.v. ἀλκή, p. 104]

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἀλκή (scan pp. 117-118; entry #374).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἀλκή (scan p. 76; entry #394).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἀλκή (scan pp. 104-105; entry #365). Root candidates: *alzi-, *aly-, *el-.

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