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σίζω .σίζω, only in pres. and imperf. to hiss, of hot metal plunged into water, to which is compared the hissing of the Cyclopsʼ eye when the burnt stake was thrust into it, Od.; so, of a pot boiling, Ar.; of fish frying, Ar. Formed from the sound.

ShortDef

to hiss

Debugging

Headword:

σίζω

Headword (normalized):

σίζω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

σιζω

IDX:

29501

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29536

Key:

si/zw

Data

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