νώρικον

Phrygian

Alternative forms

• νόρικον (nórikon)

Etymology

Unknown. Given by Pseudo-Plutarch as an explanation for the Phrygian place-name Νώρικον (Nṓrikon). Obrador-Cursach connects this words with the Hesychian gloss Ancient Greek ναρκίον (narkíon). See the entry for the latter for more information.

Noun

νώρικον (nṓrikon)

1. skin, bag

Usage notes

• Only attested as a gloss in a Greek text:

  200 CE – 400 CE, Pseudo-Plutarch, On Rivers 10.2:

  Νώρικον δὲ οἱ Φρύγες τῇ σφῶν διαλέκτῳ τὸν ἀσκὸν καλοῦσιν.

  Nṓrikon dè hoi Phrúges têi sphôn dialéktōi tòn askòn kaloûsin.

  'Nṓrikon' is what the Phrygians call a (wine)skin in their language.