A.inhospitable, of persons, opp. πολύξεινος, Hes. Op.715; “ἀνὴρ ξένοισιν ἄ.” E.Fr.736; “ἄ. καὶ ἄγριον” Pl.Sph.217e; of places, “ὅρμος” S.Ph.217 (lyr.); γῆ, στέγη, E.IT94, Cyc.91: Comp. and Sup. -ώτερος, -ώτατος, Id.Alc.556, Med.1264.
II. Ἄξεινος (sc. πόντος) the Axine, afterwds. called the Euxine, Pi.P.4.203, E. Andr.793 (lyr.); in full, πόρος, πόντος Ἄ., Id.IT253,341.