lẽν
‘(unknown)’
- Language
- Lydian
- Grammar
- u
- ID
- 2243
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Lydian
lẽν
‘(unknown)’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is attested in one metrical inscription found in the necropolis at Sardis.
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1.1.2Forms
| unclear | lẽν | LW 12.3 (Sardis) | |
| LW 12.10 (Sardis) |
The word lẽν could be an accusative singular common gender, a dative/genitive plural, or a postposition in a frozen case; see below.
[D.S.]
1.1.3Meaning
The meaning of the word lẽν is unclear, although it occurs twice in the phrase wνišλ lẽν. Yakubovich 2017b:279 suggests tentatively a postposition governing the preceding word, which is plausible but difficult to prove without more data. For a summary of outdated and untenable hypotheses, see Gusmani 1964a:160f. with further literature. One should also compare Lyc. B lẽ.
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