κέρας , κέραος, dat. κέραι (κέρᾳ), pl. κέρα_
(but shortened before a vowel), κεράων,
dat. κέρασι, κεράεσσι:
horn; bows were made of horn, Il. 4.109 ff., Od. 21.395; hence said for ‘bow,’ Il. 11.385; a sheath of horn was used to
encase a fishing-line, to prevent the hook from being bitten off,
Il. 24.81; with a play upon the word
κραίνω, Od.
19.566.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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