ψαλόν
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently near-synonymous with χαλινός (khalinós, “bridle”). From the same root as ψάλιον (psálion, “curb-chain”), ψέλιον (psélion, “anklet worn by the Persians”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /psaˈlon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /psaˈlon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /psaˈlon/
Noun[edit]
ψαλόν • (psalón) n
- (hapax) a kind of bridle, a curb chain
- Synonym: χαλινός (khalinós)
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Ψ:
- ψαλόν· εἶδος χαλινοῦ
- psalón; eîdos khalinoû
- psalón: a kind of bridle
Further reading[edit]
- Hesychius' Lexicon: ψ
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN