χέρσος
χέρσος
χέρσος, later Attic χέρρος, ἡ,
dry land, land, ἐπὶ χέρσου, opp. to ἐν πόντῳ, Od.; κύματα κυλινδόμενα προτὶ χέρσον Od.; κῦμα χέρσῳ ῥηγνύμενον Il.; χέρσῳ on or by land, Aesch., Eur.
as adj., χέρσος, ον, dry, firm, of land, Hdt.; ἐν κονίᾳ χέρσῳ, opp. to πόντῳ, Pind.
dry, hard, barren, Hdt., Soph.; χ. λιμήν a harbour left dry, Anth.
metaph. barren, without children, of women, Soph.: c. gen. barren of, πυρὰ χέρσος ἀγλαϊσμάτων Eur.
Prob. from same Root as ξηρός.
Headword (normalized):
χέρσος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χερσος
Intro Text:
χέρσος
χέρσος, later Attic χέρρος, ἡ,
dry land, land, ἐπὶ χέρσου, opp. to ἐν πόντῳ, Od.; κύματα κυλινδόμενα προτὶ χέρσον Od.; κῦμα χέρσῳ ῥηγνύμενον Il.; χέρσῳ on or by land, Aesch., Eur.
as adj., χέρσος, ον, dry, firm, of land, Hdt.; ἐν κονίᾳ χέρσῳ, opp. to πόντῳ, Pind.
dry, hard, barren, Hdt., Soph.; χ. λιμήν a harbour left dry, Anth.
metaph. barren, without children, of women, Soph.: c. gen. barren of, πυρὰ χέρσος ἀγλαϊσμάτων Eur.
Prob. from same Root as ξηρός.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35723
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