ἀβέσσει

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly related to ἄβα (ába, “wheel; shout”).[1]

Verb

ἀβέσσει • (abéssei) (third-person singular present active indicative)

  1. (hapax legomenon) to yearn for; to make noise
    Synonyms: ἐπιποθεῖ (epipotheî); θορυβεῖ (thorubeî)
    • [5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Α:
      ἀβέσσει· ἐπιποθεῖ, θορυβεῖ
      abéssei; epipotheî, thorubeî
      abéssei: yearns for, makes noise]

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄβα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3
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