μορύσσω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Within Greek, the verb is probably related to μοριφόν (moriphón, dark, black). Outside Greek, Slavic word for "smear" have been considered, like Russian мара́ть (marátʹ, to soil, stain, dirty). Further unclear.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μορῠ́σσω • (morŭ́ssō) (chiefly Epic)

  1. to soil, defile, stain
    Synonym: μολῠ́νω (molŭ́nō)

Conjugation

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