ἐλελίζω , aor. ἐλέλιξε, mid. aor. part. ἐλελιξάμενος, pass. plup. ἐλέλικτο, aor. ἐλελίχθη, 3
pl. ἐλέλιχθεν: set
quivering or quaking, whirl round and round,
mid. intrans.; μέγαν δ᾽ ἐλέλιξεν
Ὄλυμπον, ‘made Olympus tremble,’
Il. 1.530, Il. 8.199
; ἐλελίχθη γυῖα,
‘quaked,’ Il.
22.448; of a spear brandished in the hand, σειόμενον ἐλέλικτο, Il. 13.558; of a serpent
‘coiled,’ Il.
11.39; Odysseus' ship is made to ‘spin’
by the lightning, his raft by a great wave, Od. 12.416, Od. 5.314; esp.
of facing about and ‘rallying’ in the fray, οἳ δ᾽ ἐλελίχθησαν καὶ ἐναντίοι ἔσταν
Ἀχαιῶν, Ζ 106, Il.
17.278.