σκέλλω

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to parch, wither), related to English shallow.

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Verb[edit]

σκέλλω (skéllō)

  1. to dry up; to parch
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.190-191:
      μὴ ... μένος ἠελίοιο σκήλει᾽ ἀμφὶ περὶ χρόα ἴνεσιν ἠδὲ μέλεσσιν
      mḕ ... ménos ēelíoio skḗlei᾽ amphì perì khróa ínesin ēdè mélessin
      lest the might of the sun should shrivel his flesh round about on his sinews and limbs

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The verb can be used in both transitive and intransitive constructions (generally active vs. passive forms resp.), but the active perfect form has a passive meaning: I am dried up, parched

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