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λάσθη

lasthe

Hsch. Adofo * yAevaléte ; λάσθαι

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What it meant

1. λάσθη · lasthē — Chantraine

λάσθη : f. «insulte, moquerie » (Hdt. 6,67, AP 7,345), glosé par Hsch. χλεύη, λήθη, ὀλιγωρία, αἰσχύνη : d’où λασθαίνειν * κακολογεῖν (Hsch.). Autres gloses d'Hsch. Adofo * yAevaléte ; λάσθαι " παίζειν, ὀλιγωρεῖν, λοιδορεῖν ; λασάσθω ou λασθάσθω [Ὁ] * χλευαζέτω ; λασθῶν * κακολογῶν ; λάσθον * αἰσχρολοίδορον. Et.: Vieux mots rapidement disparus, sans étymologie sûre. On a supposé un radical « populaire» “las-, en … — [Chantraine, s.v. λάσθη, p. 638]

2. λάσθη · lasthē — LSJ

mockery, insult

mockery, insult, = Att. χλεύη, ἐπὶ γέλωτί τε καὶ λάσθῃ Hdt. 6.67, cf. AP 7.345.

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  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λάσθη (scan p. 638; entry #4693).

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