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βρίθω From same Root as βριαρός. to be heavy or weighed down with a thing, c. dat., of fruit-trees, Hom.; metaph., ὄλβωι βρίθειν Eur.; ξίφεσι βρ. to visit heavily with the sword, Eur. c. gen. to groan with weight of a thing, σίτου, οἴνου Od. absol. to be heavy, Il.; rare in Attic, βρίθει ὁ ἵππος sinks, Plat. of men, to outweigh, prevail, ἐέδνοισι by gifts, Od.: absol. to have the preponderance in fight, to be master, prevail, Il. trans. to weigh down, Aesch.:—Pass. to be laden, καρπῶι βριθομένη laden with fruit, Il.:—c. gen., βρίθεσθαι σταχύων Hes.

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to be heavy

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βρίθω

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βρίθω

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βριθω

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6597

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6601

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bri/qw

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