ἀγκαλίς

Ancient Macedonian

Etymology

Apparently synonymous with Ancient Greek δρέπανον (drépanon, “sickle”), according to Hesychius of Alexandria. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἀγκάλη (ankálē, “bent arm”).

Noun

ἀγκαλίς (ankalís)

1. (hapax) sickle

Usage notes

• Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
  • 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:

    ἀγκαλίς· ἄχθος. καὶ δρέπανον Μακεδόνες

    ankalís; ákhthos. kaì drépanon Makedónes

    ankalís: a burden; also 'sickle', according to the Macedonians

Further reading

• Hesychius' Lexicon: α
• “ἀγκαλίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀγκαλίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀγκαλίς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011