1. βραχεῖν · brachein — Beekes
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βραχεῖν
brachein
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Where it lives
- Shield of Heracles 1 · 3.09/10k
- Iliad 5 · 0.45/10k
What it meant
2. βραχεῖν · brachein — Chantraine
3. βραχεῖν- · brachein- — Frisk
4. βρᾰχεῖν · brachein — LSJ
rattle, clash, ring, mostly of arms and armour, δεινὸν ἔβραχε χαλκός Il. 4.420; βράχε τεύχεα χαλκῷ 12.396, Hes. Sc. 423, etc.; βράχε δʼ εὐρεῖα χθών (with the din of battle) Il. 21.387; μέγας ἔβραχεν αἰθήρ A.R. 4.642; of a torrent, roar, βράχε δʼ αἰπὰ ῥέεθρα Il. 21.9; ἔβραχε δʼ ἅλμη Q.S. 14.527; creak, μέγα δʼ ἔβραχε φήγινος ἄξων Il. 5.838; shriek or roar with pain, ὁ δʼ ἔβραχε χάλκεος Ἄρης ib. 859; ὁ δʼ ἔβραχε θυμὸν ἀΐσθων (of a wounded horse) 16.468; shout a command, c. inf., A.R. 2.573.
In the wild
- βράχε · brache Shield of Heracles 423
- βράχε · brache Iliad 12.396
- βράχε · brache Iliad 13.181
- βράχε · brache Iliad 14.420
- βράχε · brache Iliad 21.387
- βράχε · brache Iliad 21.9
Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. βραχεῖν (scan p. 283; entry #1270).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. βραχεῖν (scan p. 207; entry #1412).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. βραχεῖν (scan p. 296; entry #1160).
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