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Μορμώ , and Μορμών, όνος, ἡ, a hideous she-monster, used by nurses to frighten children with, Luc.: generally, a bugbear, Ar., Xen. as an exclamation to frighten children with, boh! μορμώ, δάκνει ἵππος Theocr.; μορμὼ τοῦ θράσους a fig for his courage! Ar.

ShortDef

she-monster, bogey

Debugging

Headword:

Μορμώ

Headword (normalized):

μορμώ

Headword (normalized/stripped):

μορμω

IDX:

21560

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n21581

Key:

mormw/

Data

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