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ἠλαίνω

elaino

wander, stray, flit about

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What it meant — LSJ

wander, stray, flit about, wander in mind

wander, stray, flit about, ἠλαίνοντι Theoc. 7.23 (ἠλαίνονται codd., but cf. Gal. 12.361): metaph., wander in mind, Call. Dian. 251.

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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