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μορμολύττομαι
μόρμορος
μορμορωπός
μόρμυλος
μορμύνω
μορμυρίζω
μορμύρος
μορμύρω
μορμυρωπός
μορμύσσομαι
Μορμώ
μορμωτός
μορνάμενος
μορόεις
μόρον
μόροξος
μοροπονέω
μόρος
μόροττον
μόροχθος
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Μορμώ
Μορμώ, όος, contr. οῦς, also Μορμών, όνος, ἡ,
A). 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 δεόμεθ’. . 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 .
II). as an exclamation to frighten children with, 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.)


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she-monster, bogey

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Μορμώ
Headword (normalized):
μορμώ
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μορμω
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68766
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-68767
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">Μορμώ</span>, <span class="itype greek">όος</span>, contr. <span class="itype greek">οῦς</span>, also <span class="orth greek">Μορμών</span>, <span class="itype greek">όνος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">she-monster, bogey</span>, dub. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Erinn.</span> </span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 9.1090.51 </span> + <span class="bibl"> 11 </span> (p. xii); used by nurses to frighten children, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg031:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg031:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Philops.</span> 2 </a>: generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bugbear</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἀπένεγκέ μου τὴν μορμόνα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:582" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:582/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 582 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οὐδὲν δεόμεθ’. . τῆς σῆς μορμόνος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:474" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:474/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 474 </a> (both times of Lamachus\' helmet and crest); <span class="foreign greek">φοβεῖσθαι τοὺς πελταστάς, ὥσπερ μορμόνας </span>(<span class="foreign greek">-ῶνας</span> codd.) <span class="quote greek">παιδάρια</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:4:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:4:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 4.4.17 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as an exclamation to frighten children with, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">boh</span>!, <span class="quote greek">μορμώ, δάκνει ἵππος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15.40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 15.40 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μορμὼ τοῦ θράσους</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a fig</span> for his courage!, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:693" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:693/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 693 </a>. (Perh. cogn. with Lat.<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">formido</span>, where <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">f</span> is due to dissimilation, cf. <span class="foreign greek">μορφή, μύρμηξ</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}