Μορμώ
Μορμώ, όος, contr. οῦς, also Μορμών, όνος, ἡ,
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ShortDef
she-monster, bogey
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Headword:
Μορμώ
Headword (normalized):
μορμώ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μορμω
Intro Text:
Μορμώ, όος, contr. οῦς, also Μορμών, όνος, ἡ,
IDX:
68982
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n68771
Key:
*mormw/
Senses and Citations (From Data)
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Children (1)
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she-monster, bogey, dub. in Erinn. in PSI 9.1090.51 + 11 (p. xii); used by nurses to frighten children, Luc. Philops. 2: generally, bugbear, ἀπένεγκέ μου τὴν μορμόνα Ar. Ach. 582; οὐδὲν δεόμεθʼ . . τῆς σῆς μορμόνος Id. Pax 474 (both times of Lamachus’ helmet and crest); φοβεῖσθαι τοὺς πελταστάς, ὥσπερ μορμόνας ( -ῶνας codd.) παιδάρια X. HG 4.4.17.
Citations (3)
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Ar. Ach. 582
ἀπένεγκέ μου τὴν μορμόνα
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Id. Pax 474
οὐδὲν δεόμεθʼ . . τῆς σῆς μορμόνος
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X. HG 4.4.17
παιδάρια
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Children (1)
II
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boh!, μορμώ, δάκνει ἵππος Theoc. 15.40; μορμὼ τοῦ θράσους a fig for his courage!, Ar. Eq. 693. (Perh. cogn. with Lat. formido, where f is due to dissimilation, cf. μορφή, μύρμηξ.)
Citations (1)
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Theoc. 15.40
μορμώ, δάκνει ἵππος
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Citations (From Models)
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{'quote': 'παιδάρια', 'ref': 'X. HG 4.4.17', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001:4.4.perseus-grc2.17'}
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Data
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