νώρικον

Phrygian

Alternative forms
  • νόρικον (nórikon)

Etymology

Unknown. Given by Pseudo-Plutarch as an explanation for the Phrygian place-name Νώρικον (Nṓrikon). Obrador-Cursach connects this words with the Hesychian gloss Ancient Greek ναρκίον (narkíon).[1] See the entry for the latter for more information.

Noun

νώρικον (nṓrikon)

  1. skin, bag

Usage notes
  • Only attested as a gloss in a Greek text:
    200 CE – 400 CE, Pseudo-Plutarch, On Rivers 10.2:
    Νώρικον δὲ οἱ Φρύγες τῇ σφῶν διαλέκτῳ τὸν ἀσκὸν καλοῦσιν.
    Nṓrikon dè hoi Phrúges têi sphôn dialéktōi tòn askòn kaloûsin.
    'Nṓrikon' is what the Phrygians call a (wine)skin in their language.

References
  1. Obrador-Cursach, Bartomeu (2020) The Phrygian Language (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 139), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, page 421
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