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αὐερύω
αὐερύω to draw back or backwards, Il.; to draw the bow, Il.: absol., in a sacrifice, to draw the victimʼs head back, so as to cut its throat, Il. It can hardly be a compd. of αὖ ἐρύω, for αὖ is never elsewh. used in the local sense of back: perh. for ἀνερύω, i. e. ἀνϝερύω.

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to draw back

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Headword:
αὐερύω
Headword (normalized):
αὐερύω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αυερυω
Intro Text:
αὐερύω to draw back or backwards, Il.; to draw the bow, Il.: absol., in a sacrifice, to draw the victimʼs head back, so as to cut its throat, Il. It can hardly be a compd. of αὖ ἐρύω, for αὖ is never elsewh. used in the local sense of back: perh. for ἀνερύω, i. e. ἀνϝερύω.
IDX:
5507
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n5510
Key:
au)eru/w

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