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δειριᾶν·

deirian

to abuse (Lacon.]

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What it meant

1. δειριᾶν · deirian — Beekes

δειριᾶν [ν.] - λοιδορεῖσθαι. Λάκωνες ‘to abuse (Lacon.]’; δειρεῖοι' λοίδοροι ‘railers’. οἱ αὐτοί; δερίαι: λοιδορίαι ‘reproaches’ (H.; Bechtel 1921, 2: 370 corrects into δεριᾶν, deptaiot; van Herwerden 1910: 192 into δηριῆν, etc.). «Ὁ» *ETYM Bezzenberger BB 16 (1890): 248 and Zupitza 1896: 78 have implausibly suggested connections with Skt. jdrate ‘crackles, roars, sounds’, OHG queran ‘tipple’, etc, so far, the word … — [Beekes, s.v. δειριᾶν, p. 358]

2. δειριᾶν · deirian — Chantraine

δειριᾶν : λοιδορεῖσθαι, Λάκωνες (Hsch.); δειρεῖοι " λοίδοροι, οἱ αὐτοί fibid.), δερίαι “ λοιδορίαι (ἰδία.). Bechtel (α΄. Ὁ. 2,370) corrige en δεριῆν, δεριαῖοι ; Van Herwerden, Lex. Suppl. 192 en δηριῆν. — 259 — : ᾿ | δεκτή Et.: Termes dialectaux obscurs et expressifs. Combinaisons étymologiques invraisemblables chez Bezzenberger, BB 16,248, et Zupitza, rappelées chez Frisk. Un rapport avec δέρω n'est pas exclu ; cf … — [Chantraine, s.v. δειριᾶν, p. 272]

3. δειριᾶν· · deirian· — LSJ

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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