ἀγκαλίς
Ancient Macedonian
editEtymology
editApparently synonymous with Ancient Greek δρέπανον (drépanon, “sickle”), according to Hesychius of Alexandria. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἀγκάλη (ankálē, “bent arm”).
Noun
editἀγκαλίς (ankalís)
Usage notes
edit- Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
- 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:
- ἀγκαλίς· ἄχθος. καὶ δρέπανον Μακεδόνες
- ankalís; ákhthos. kaì drépanon Makedónes
- ankalís: a burden; also 'sickle', according to the Macedonians
- ἀγκαλίς· ἄχθος. καὶ δρέπανον Μακεδόνες
Further reading
edit- Hesychius' Lexicon: α
- “ἀγκαλίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀγκαλίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “ἀγκαλίς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011