Lexicon / G8324
μηρύομαι
mēruomai
  • to furl

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Glosses: to furl

1. Dep.

2. to draw up, furl sails, (Odyssey by Homer): to draw up cables, etc. [variant datesAnthology Palantina:—; κρόκα ἐν στήμονι μηρύσασθαι to weave the woof into the warp, (Hesiod)

3. Pass. κισσὸς μαρύεται περὶ χείλη ivy winds round the edge, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)