ἄρνυμαι , aor. 1 ἠράμην, 2 sing. ἤραο, aor. 2 ἀρόμην, subj.
ἄρωμαι, 2 sing. ἄρηαι, opt. ἀροίμην (ἀρέσθαι and ἄρασθαι are sometimes referred to ἀείρω, αἴρω, q. v.): carry off (usually
for oneself), earn, win; freq. the pres. and ipf. of
attempted action, οὐχ ἱερήιον οὐδὲ
βοείην | ἀρνύσθην,
were not ‘trying to win,’ Il. 22.160
; ἀρνύμενος ἥν τε ψυ_χὴν καί νόστον
ἑταίρων, ‘striving to achieve,’
‘save,’ Od. 1.5, cf.
Il. 6.446; aor. common w. κλέος, κῦδος, εὖχος, νι?κην, ἀέθλια,
etc.; also of burdens and troubles, ὅσσ᾽
Ὀδυσεὺς ἐμόγησε καὶ ἤρατο, ‘took upon
himself,’ Od. 4.107, Il. 14.130, Il.
20.247.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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