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ὕφεαρ

uphear

grew

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What it meant

1. ὕφεαρ · hyphear — Beekes

ὕφεαρ, -eapog [n.] Arcad. name of the mistletoe, “Viscum album’ (Thphr., H. who has bealap). «Ὁ» *ETYM Traditionally derived from Cypr. » ὑ- and *péfap, which would be a verbal ᾿ noun to ἔφυν ‘grew’, following the explanation in H.: τὸ ἐπιφυόμενον ταῖς πεύκαις καὶ ἐλάταις ‘what grows on firs’. This is quite doubtful, as a full grade pev- from this. root has further not been demonstrated in Greek with certainty (cf. … — [Beekes, s.v. ὕφεαρ, p. 1591]

2. ὕφεαρ · hyphear — Chantraine

ὕφεαρ, -éxpoc : n., nom arcadien du gui (Thphr., Hsch. οἱ le mot est écrit ὑφαίαρ). Et.: Obscure. Bechtel, Gr. Dial. 1,395, après Prellwitz, a admis un composé de chypr. ὑ- (cf. s.u.) et *oéFop qui serait tiré de la racine de ἔφυν, cf. l'explication d'Hsch. τὸ ἐπιφυόμενον ταῖς πεύκαις χαὶ ἐλάταις, mais la racine de épüv ne présente jamais et ne doit pas admettre de degré vocalique *pef- où ἔφευ-. — [Chantraine, s.v. ὕφεαρ, p. 1183]

3. ὕφεαρ · hyphear — Frisk

ὕφεαρ, -eaoos n. arkad. Name der Mistel, “Viscum album’ (Thphr., H. [wo öpalae]). — Unerklärt. Nach Prellwitz und Bechtel Dial. I, 395 aus kypr. ὑ- (s.d.) und ἔφέξαρ, Verbal- Frisk, Griech. etym. Wörterbuch 62 978 ὕψι--ὅω nomen zu ἔφυν, gemäß der Erklärung bei H.: τὸ ἐπιφυόμενον ταῖς πεύκαις καὶ ἐλάταις. Ganz fraglich, da die Hochstufe φευim Griech. sonst nicht mit Sicherheit nachgewiesen ist (vgl. zu ovpeos). Nach … — [Frisk, s.v. ὕφεαρ, p. 1949]

4. ὕφεαρ · hyphear — LSJ

mistletoe, Viscum album, Quercus coccifera

mistletoe, Viscum album, growing on the πρῖνος (here = Quercus coccifera), Thphr. HP 3.16.1, CP 2.17.1: ὑφέαρ· τὸ ἐπιφυόμενον ταῖς πεύκαις καὶ ταῖς ἐλάταις, Hsch.

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