χάσκω
χάσκω
Root !χα or !χαν
Lat. hio, to yawn, gape, τότε μοι χάνοι εὐρεῖα χθών then may earth yawn for me, i. e. to swallow me, Il.; πρὸς κῦμα χανών, of one drowning, Od.
to gape (in eager expectation), χάσκοντες κούφαις ἐλπίσι τερπόμεθα Solon; ὅτε δὴ ʼκεχήνη when I was all agape, Ar.; so, πρὸς ταῦτα κεχηνώς Ar.; κεχηνότες gaping fools, Ar.
to yawn (from weariness, ennui, or inattention), Ar.
more rarely, to speak with open mouth, to utter, Lat. hisco, c. acc., τὰ δεινὰ ῥήματα χανεῖν; Soph.; τοῦτʼ ἐτόλμησεν χανεῖν; Ar. Hence
Headword (normalized):
χάσκω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χασκω
Intro Text:
χάσκω
Root !χα or !χαν
Lat. hio, to yawn, gape, τότε μοι χάνοι εὐρεῖα χθών then may earth yawn for me, i. e. to swallow me, Il.; πρὸς κῦμα χανών, of one drowning, Od.
to gape (in eager expectation), χάσκοντες κούφαις ἐλπίσι τερπόμεθα Solon; ὅτε δὴ ʼκεχήνη when I was all agape, Ar.; so, πρὸς ταῦτα κεχηνώς Ar.; κεχηνότες gaping fools, Ar.
to yawn (from weariness, ennui, or inattention), Ar.
more rarely, to speak with open mouth, to utter, Lat. hisco, c. acc., τὰ δεινὰ ῥήματα χανεῖν; Soph.; τοῦτʼ ἐτόλμησεν χανεῖν; Ar. Hence
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