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βρῦτος

brutos

beer

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What it meant

1. βρῦτος · brytos — Beekes

βρῦτος [m.] ‘beer’ made of barley (Archil.). «τὴν Thrac.> eVAR Also -ov [n.]; also βροῦτος, βρύττιον (H.). eDER βρύτεα (-1a) [n.pl.] ‘refuse of olives or grapes, Ta στέμφυλα᾽ (Ath.). βρύτινος (Cratin.), βρυτικός (Antiph.). *ETYM As is evident from the variant forms, βρῦτος is a loan word from Thracian. It may be identical with OE brod, OHG prod ‘juice’, Olr. bruth ‘glow’ (*b*rutos, -om). The closest comparandum is … — [Beekes, s.v. βρῦτος, p. 292]

2. βρῦτος · brytos — Frisk

βρῦτος m., -ov n. “Gerstenbier” (Archil., Hekat. u. a.), auch βροῦτος, βρούττιον (H.). — Daneben βρύτεα (-ıa) n. pl. “Weintrester, τὰ στέμφυλα᾽ (Ath., Aret,, Ἡ.). — Ableitungen: βούτινος (Kratin.), βρυτικός (Antiph.). Thrakisches Wort, das bis auf die Vokalqualität mit awno. ags. brod, ahd. prod “Brühe’, air. bruth “Glut’ identisch sein kann (idg. *bhrätos, -om). Begrifflich am nächsten kommt lat. defrütum τι. “der … — [Frisk, s.v. βρῦτος, p. 305]

3. βρῦτος · brytos — Frisk

βρῦτος. Davon als Kinderwort βροῦν Ar. Nu. 1382? West Glotta 47 (1969) 185. — [Frisk, s.v. βρῦτος, p. 2183]

4. βρῦτος · brytos — LSJ

fermented liquor, beer

fermented liquor made from barley, beer, Archil. 32, Hecat. 154J., Hellanic. 66J., A. Fr. 124.

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