Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

Unknown. Bezzenberger connected the word with Latvian murdēt (to boil up) and Lithuanian mùrdau. However, this is uncertain.

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Verb edit

βρᾰ́σσω (brássō)

  1. (of the sea) to shake violently, throw up
  2. to boil, seethe
    Synonyms: ἕψω (hépsō), ζέω (zéō)
  3. to winnow grain

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