πέσσω , inf. πεσσέμεν: make mellow, ripen,
Od. 7.119; fig.,
digest, then met., χύλον, ‘brood over,’
‘coddle,’ Il.
4.513, Il. 9.565
; κήδεα, ‘swallow,’
Il. 24.617, 639; γέρα_, ‘enjoy,’ Il. 2.237
; βέλος, ‘chew on,’
‘nurse’ the wound, Il.
8.513.