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σάγαρις
σαγή
σαγηνεύς
σαγηνεύω
σαγήνη
σάγμα
σάγος
σᾱ́γω
σάθη
σαθρός
σαίνω
σαίρω
σάκανδρος
σακέσπαλος
σακεσφόρος
σακεύω
σακίον
σᾱκῑ́τᾱς
σακκέω
σάκκος
σᾱκός
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σαίνω
σαίνωvbaor.
ἔσηνα
dial.
ἔσᾱνα
of animals, esp. dogsgive a display of affection and delightin greeting, expectation of foodfawnOd. hHom. A. AR. tr.fawn upona personHes. Ar. AR. of personsadopt an attitude of deference or affectionin order to obtain sthg.fawn upon, flattera personPi. Call. Plb.intr.fawnA. Pi. adopt an attitude of submissivenessof animalscringefr. fearAR.tr., of personscringe beforea deadly fate, battleA. show a warm welcomew. ποτί + acc.to an announcement of an athletic victoryPi. of persons or thingsarouse excitement or delightthrilla person, heart or soulB. S. E. Arist. intr., of hopePlu. pass.be beguiledw.prep.phr.by hopeA.

ShortDef

to wag the tail, fawn

Debugging

Headword:
σαίνω
Headword (normalized):
σαίνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σαινω
IDX:
36173
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-36174
Key:
σαίνω

Data

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