I graze, brush lightly, touch gently, is ready to skim, rub, scrape gently
trans., graze, brush lightly, touch gently, οἶμον αἰθέρος ψαίρει πτεροῖς . . οἰωνός is ready to skim the path of ether, A. Pr. 396; rub, scrape gently in washing, Eun. VS p.486B.
II move lightly, quiver, flutter, palpitate, rustle, murmur, rustling, twinkle
intr., move lightly or quiver, flutter, palpitate, of an irregular pulse and the like, Hp. Mul. 2.120: hence, rustle, murmur, of the rustling of leaves in the breeze, Luc. Trag. 315; of stars, twinkle, Nic. Th. 123.
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ψαίρειν λέγομεν τὸ ἱστίον ὅταν ἐλαφρῶς διαπνέηται Hsch. s.v. διαψαίρουσι.