ἠμύω
ἠμύω
Deriv. uncertain.
to bow down, sink, drop, ἑτέρωσʼ ἤμυσε κάρη his head dropped to one side, Il.; ἤμυσε καρήατι bowed with his head, of a horse, Il.; of a cornfield, ἐπὶ δʼ ἠμύει ἀσταχύεσσι it bows or waves with its ears, Il.: metaph. of cities, to nod to their fall, totter, Il.