Γρῦ
grunt, ugh
Translated by William Hutton11 Jul 2003Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning something] short. But some [say it is] the crud from [under] the nails.1
Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "and responding to these things without even so much as an ugh."2 Some [say the word comes] from 'grunting', that is the sound of pigs; or [that it is] a kind of small coin; or any old thing, the smallest thing. Whence comegru/th ['purse for odds and ends'] and gruto/pwlis ['odds-and-ends-saleswoman'] -- which is not spoken [properly this way], but grupo/pwlis .3
Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: "Dion's grunt", in reference to something small and inconsequential.4
Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "and responding to these things without even so much as an ugh."2 Some [say the word comes] from 'grunting', that is the sound of pigs; or [that it is] a kind of small coin; or any old thing, the smallest thing. Whence come
Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: "Dion's grunt", in reference to something small and inconsequential.4