1. τέρσομαι · tersomai — Chantraine
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τέρσομαι
tersomai
Hom
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What it meant
2. τέρσομαι · tersomai — Frisk
3. τέρσομαι · tersomai — LSJ
to be or become dry, dry up, ἕλκος ἐτέρσετο παύσατο δʼ αἷμα the wound dried up and the blood was staunched, Il. 11.267, 848; οὐδέ μοι αἷμα τερσῆναι δύναται 16.519; θειλόπεδον τέρσεται ἠελίῳ is baked by the sun, Od. 7.124; εἵματα δʼ ἠελίοιο μένον τερσήμεναι αὐγῇ 6.98; ὅταν [τὰ ῥάκεα] ἐν ἡλίῳ τέρσηται Hp. Mul. 1.11; ὄσσε δακρυόφιν τέρσοντο his eyes became dry from tears, Od. 5.152.
Act. first in later Ep. (Hom. using only τερσαίνω), aor. subj. τέρσῃ (-σει codd.) Theoc. 22.63; inf. τέρσαι Nic. Th. 96, 693 (v.l. τέρσον both times); opt. Med. τέρσαιο ib. 709:—Hsch. cites ἐτέρρατο· ἐξηράνθη. (Cf. Lat. torreo, tostus, Skt. tŕṛṣyati ‘to be thirsty’.)
In the wild
- ἐτέρσετο · eterseto Iliad 11.267
- ἐτέρσετο · eterseto Iliad 11.848
- τερσῆναι · tersēnai Iliad 16.519
- τέρσοντο · tersonto Odyssey 5.152
- τερσήμεναι · tersēmenai Odyssey 6.98
- τέρσεται · tersetai Odyssey 7.124
Where it came from
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. τέρσομαι (scan p. 1127; entry #7944).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. τέρσομαι (scan pp. 1854-1855; entry #5615).
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