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σίλλῠβον

sillubon

fringes, tassels

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What it meant

1. σίλλυβον · sillybon — Beekes

σίλλυβον [n.] an edible thistle (Dsc., Ruf. apud Orib., H.). *DER σίλλυβα [pl.] ‘fringes, tassels’ (Poll. H.), σίλλυβος ‘strip of parchment or paper attached to scrolls’ (Οἷς. ΑΗ), σιλλυβιᾶν (cod. σικυλλιᾶν)" τὸ τοὺς κροσσοὺς ἀποσείεσθαι ‘to shake the tassels, fringes’ (H.). sETYM Origin unclear. For the formation, compare plant names like ὄροβος, σκόλυβος, ὄχθοιβος, κόσυμβος, etc, which usually have no … — [Beekes, s.v. σίλλυβον, p. 1382]

2. σίλλυβον · sillybon — Frisk

σίλλυβον ἢ. N. einer eßbaren Distel (Dsk., Ruf. ap. Orib., H.); σαίλλυβα pl. “Troddeln, Fransen’ (Poll., H.) mit σιλλυβιᾶν (cod. σικυλλιᾶν)" τὸ τοὺς κροσσοὺς ἀποσείεσϑαι H.; daraus σίλλυβος “Pergament- od. Papierstreifen an den Schriftrollen’ (Cie. Att.). — Unerklärt; zur Bildung vgl. einerseits Pflanzennamen wie ὄροβος, oxöAvßos, anderseits das synonyme ὄχϑοιβος. κόσυμβος u.a. meist dunkle Wörter (Chantraine Form. … — [Frisk, s.v. σίλλυβον, p. 1678]

3. σίλλῠβον · sillybon — LSJ

milk thistle, Silybum marianum

milk thistle, Silybum marianum, Dsc. 4.155, Ruf. ap. Orib. 7.26.38, Hsch.

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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