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δέννος

dennos

reproach

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1. δέννος · dennos — Beekes

δέννος [m.] ‘reproach’ (Hdt., probably also Archil. 65 [cod. δεινοῖς). «Ὁ *DER Further δεννάζω (cf. κυδάζω) ‘abuse, revile’ (Thgn.); δεννόν: κακολόγον ‘slanderous; Sevvactév. καταγέλαστον, λοιδορούμενον μετὰ καταγέλωτος ‘ridiculous, reproached with absurdity’ (H.). *ETYM Unknown. Untenable suggestions are contained in Bq., Pok. 466. The geminate is not expressive; see Hoffmann 1898: 583. — [Beekes, s.v. δέννος, p. 363]

2. δέννος · dennos — Frisk

δέννος m. "Beschimpfung, Lästerung’ (Hdt., Herod. u.a., wohl auch Archil. 65 [cod. δεινοῖς}). Daneben δεννάζω (vgl. κυδάξω) “‘beschimpfen, lästern’ (Thgn., S., E.); δεννόν" κακολόγον, δενναστόν" καταγέλαστον, λοιδορούμενον μετὰ καταγέλωτος H. — Ohne annehmbare Erklärung; unhaltbare Hypothesen von Brugmann und Johansson sind bei Βα, WP. 1, 673 und 696, Pok. 466 notiert. Die Geminata dürfte expressiv sein (Meillet BSL … — [Frisk, s.v. δέννος, p. 398]

3. δέννος · dennos — LSJ

reproach

reproach, prob. in Archil. 65 (pl.), Hdt. 9.107, Lyc. 777 (pl.), Herod. 7.104.

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δεννόν· κακολόγον, Hsch.

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  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. δέννος (scan p. 363; entry #1631).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. δέννος (scan p. 398; entry #1491).

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