α4418Αὐαίνεται
is wasting away
[Meaning he/she/it] is drying out. For au)=oi [means those who are] dry. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] au(asmo/s, [meaning] dryness. The first [syllable] has a rough breathing. Aristophanes [writes]: "then the…
Αὐαίνεται· ξηραίνεται. αὖοι γὰρ οἱ ξηροί. καὶ Αὑασμός, ξηρασία. ἡ πρώτη δασύνεται. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἐνταῦθα δὴ παιδάριον ἐξαυαίνεται. καὶ ἑτέρωθι· ὥστ' ἔγωγ' ηὐαινόμην θεώμενος. καὶ…