προσχώννυμι
προσχώννυμι
and -ύω
aor1 προσέχωσα
pres. προσ-χόω
to heap up besides:
πρ. ταῦτα τὰ χωρία to form these new lands by deposition, of rivers, Hdt.
to choke up with mud, silt up, τὸν ἀγκῶνα τοῦ Νείλου Hdt.: absol., ὁ ποταμὸς προσχοῖ ἀεί continually forms fresh deposits, Thuc.
to throw earth against: Pass., ᾗ προσεχοῦτο τὸ τεῖχος where [the wall] had earth thrown against it, Thuc.