δαρθάνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *drem-. Cognates include Sanskrit द्राति (drā́ti, to sleep), Latin dormiō, Old Armenian տարտամ (tartam) and Old Church Slavonic дрємлю (dremlju).

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δᾰρθᾰ́νω • (dărthắnō)

  1. (Epic) to sleep, fall asleep
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.143:
      ἔδραθ᾽ ἐνὶ προδόμῳ: χλαῖναν δ᾽ ἐπιέσσαμεν ἡμεῖς.
      édrath’ enì prodómōi: khlaînan d’ epiéssamen hēmeîs.
      he slept in the fore-hall, and we flung over him a cloak.

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