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ὕσγη

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kermes oak, Quercus coccifera

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What it meant

1. ὕσγη · hysgē — Beekes

ὕσγη [f.] name of a shrub, probably ‘kermes oak, Quercus coccifera’ (Suid’ also Paus. 10, 36, 1 [conj.]). VAR Variant ἰσγένη (Edict. Dioclet. 24, 9-12), ἰσγίνη (ibid. 19, 8). *COMP ὑσγινοβαφής ‘colored with ὕσγη᾽ (X., Clearch, et al.); ὑσγινόεις ‘boyrcolored’ (Nic.), with metrical shortening? *DER ὕσγινον [n.] name of a red pigment taken from the ὕσγη, also ‘red cloak’ (Nic., AP [both witht due to metrical … — [Beekes, s.v. ὕσγη, p. 1588]

2. ὕσγη · hysgē — Chantraine

ὕσγη : ἴ., nom d'un petit chêne, le chêne kermès, Quercus coccifera, où se trouve la cochenille qui fournit une teinture écarlate (Suid., aussi Paus. 10,31,1, correction pour ὗς). Dérivés : ὕσγινον n. «teinture écarlate » tirée de cette cochenille, aussi manteau écarlate (Nic., AP [tous deux avec un t long par allongement métrique], pap., Pline, etc.), gén. sing. toyuwnc et 1oyewmc (Edict. Diocl.); au premier terme … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὕσγη, p. 1180]

3. ὕσγη · hysgē — Frisk

ὕσγη f. N. eines Strauches, wahrsch. “Kermeseiche, Quercus coccifera’ (Suid., auch Paus. 10, 36,1 [coni.]). Davon ὕσγινον n. N. eines roten, Farbstoffes, der von dem ὕσγη benannten Strauch geholt wurde, auch ‘roter Mantel’ (Nik., AP [beide 2; metr. Dehnung?], Pap., Plın., Dig. u.a.); als Vorderglied u.a. in doyıro-Baprs "mit ὗ. gefärbt’ (X., Klearch. u.a.); ὑσγινόεις %.-farben’” (Nik. [ὅ; metr. Kürzung?]). — Nach … — [Frisk, s.v. ὕσγη, p. 1946]

4. ὕσγη · hysgē — LSJ

kermes-oak, Quercus coccifera

kermes-oak, Quercus coccifera, Suid.; prob. cj. for ὗς in Paus. 10.36.1 (who says it is a Galatian word, = κόκκος).

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