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γωρῡτός

gorutos

quiver, which was also a bow-case

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1. γωρῦτός · gōrytos — Beekes

γωρῦτός [m.] ([f.]) ‘quiver, which was also a bow-case’ (φ 54). 4LW Iran> *VAR Hesychius’ χωρυτός will be due to ancient folk-etymology, as appears from Ap. Soph. (παρὰ τὸ ... χωρεῖν), while γορυτός (H.) may be just a mistake. *ETYM According to Benveniste 1937b: 42ff., a loanword from a Scythian compound (see under τόξον) that contains the word for ‘cow’ (see » βοῦς), Iran. Γω- in Γωβάρης, etc., as a first member. … — [Beekes, s.v. γωρῦτός, p. 341]

2. γωρῦτός · gōrytos — Chantraine

γωρῦτός : m. parfois f. (ΟἿ. 21,54, Lyc., AP, εἴο.). Ancien mais très rare, semble désigner originellement un objet qui contenait à la fois l'arc et les flèches, cf. Od., L c D'où lincertitude des ilexicographes anciens et modernes qui y voient tantôt un carquois, tantôt l'étui de l'arc. Le. mot doit être un emprunt scythe (Lyc. 458). Voir Benveniste, Mélanges Boisacqg 1,42 6qq. Et. : Hypothèse d'E. Benveniste qui … — [Chantraine, s.v. γωρῦτός, p. 258]

3. γωρυτός · gōrytos — Frisk

γωρυτός m. (f.) “Köcher” (p 54, Lyk. u. spät). — Herkunft unsicher. Nach Benveniste Mölanges Boisacgq 1, 42 ff. skythisches LW (vgl. zu τόξον), u.zw. aus dem alten Wort für “Rind” (8. βοῦς), iran. Γω- in Γω-βάρης usw., und einem unklaren Hinterglied, viell. zu npers. räda und Verw., gew. “Darm, Eingeweide’; in der von B. für γω-ρυτός angesetzten Bedeutung ‘abgezogenes Fell (vgl. insbes. arab. raudag “ds.’), woraus … — [Frisk, s.v. γωρυτός, p. 369]

4. γωρῡτός · gōrytos — LSJ

quiver, bow-case

quiver, ἀπὸ πασσάλου αἴνυτο τόξον αὐτῷ γωρυτῷ Od. 21.54, cf. Lyc. 458, AP 6.34 (Rhian.), J. BJ 3.5.5, Luc. Herc. 1, Q.S. 3.35; γ. πλήρεις ὀϊστῶν Anon. ap. Suid., cf. EM 244.7; wrongly expld. as bow-case, Apollon. Lex., Eust. 1898.21.

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  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. γωρῡτός (scan pp. 341-342; entry #1527). Root candidates: *varutra-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. γωρῡτός (scan p. 258; entry #1772).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. γωρῡτός (scan p. 369; entry #1388).

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