χάλιμα
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- χάλιμος (khálimos) — manuscript variant
Etymology edit
Has been compared with Albanian helm (“poison”), which may derive from this.[1]
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Adjective edit
χάλιμα • (khálima)
- (hapax) drunk?
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Χ.55:
- χάλιμα· φαρμακός
- khálima; pharmakós
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References edit
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) “helm”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 178