ἀγκαλίς
Ancient Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Apparently synonymous with Ancient Greek δρέπανον (drépanon, “sickle”), according to Hesychius of Alexandria. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἀγκάλη (ankálē, “bent arm”).
Noun edit
ἀγκαλίς (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 - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.