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μνηστύς

mnestus · ἡ

wooing, courting, asking in marriage

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What it meant

μνηστύς · mnēstys — LSJ

wooing, courting, asking in marriage

wooing, courting, asking in marriage, παύσεσθαι . . μνηστύος ἀργαλέης Od. 2.199; μή πως . . καταισχύνητέ τε δαῖτα καὶ μνηστύν [ῡ] 16.294.

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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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