Scaife ATLAS

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

ShortDef

yawn, gape

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χάσκω

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χάσκω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

χασκω

IDX:

35568

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35608

Key:

xa/skw

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