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The corpus record

θρέομαι

threomai

cry aloud, shriek

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What it meant — LSJ

cry aloud, shriek

cry aloud, shriek, always of women, θρέομαι φοβερὰ μεγάλʼ ἄχη A. Th. 78; elsewh. only in part., μινυρὰ θρεομένας Id. Ag. 1165; πάθεα μέλεα θρεομένα Id. Supp. 112, cf. E. Hipp. 363; αὐτὴ θρεομένη σαυτῇ κακά Id. Med. 51 (trim., elsewh. lyr.).—Act. only in Hsch. (I.-E. dhreu-, cf. θρο-έω, θρῦ-λος.)

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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