ā̆l-3

    ā̆l-3

    English meaning: to wander, roam

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “planlos umherschweifen, irren; also geistig irre sein”

    Material: Gk. ἄλη “the vagrancy, the wandering about “, ἀλάομαι (horn. Pf. ἀλάλημαι), ἀλαίνω “ wanders about “*, ἀλήτης “ beggar “, ἀλητεύω “ wander, begging around “, ἅλιος “ in vain “ (Spiritus asper admittedly, still unexplained, s. Boisacq 44, also against the assumption of anl. F-); from a basis alu-, aleu- Gk. ἀλύω “ I”m beside myself “**, ἀλύσσω ds. (Hom.; Fut. ἀλύξει Hippocr.), ἀλύκη “ restiveness, worry, concern, fear, alarm “, ἄλυσις (from ἀλύω) “ angst “, ἄλυς, -υος (Plut.) “ “ idle hanging around, boredom “; common Gk.-Illyr. -ks- > -ss- phonetic mutation; with the concept “ wander around, around a dangerous place or thing not to come near to “, also ἀλεύομαι, ἀλέομαι “ avoids “, ἀλύσκω (*αλυκ-σκω, compare Aor. ἤλυξα) “ escapes “, ἀλυσκάζω “ avoid, flee “, ἀλεείνω ds., ἀλεωλή “ defense “ (*ἀλεFωλή formation as φειδωλή).

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    *) ἀλαζών “ fibber, boaster, bragger “ (actually dragging around juggler, mountebank), derives after Bonfante (BAL.-SLAV. 37, 77) from Thrac. VN ᾽Αλαζόνες. **) ἀλύ̄ω, ἀλυίω from *ἀλυʒι̯ω vergleichen Schulze Qunder ep. 310 f., Lagercrantz Z. Gk. Lautg. 89 with O.Ind. roṣati, ruṣyati “ be cross with, be angry “, but from Uhlenbeck O.Ind. Wb. 256 is placed more right to Lith. rústas “ unfriendly, unkind “.

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    With ü-: ἠλάσκω “ wanders around “, ἠλαίνω “be demented “, Med. “ wander around “, ἠλέματος (Dor. ἀ̄λέματος Theokr.) “ foolish, futile, vain “, ἠλίθιος “trifling, in vain, brainless”, ἠλεός “ confuses, beguiles; bewildering “, (besides Eol. equivalent ἆλλος an *ά̄λιος in:) Hom. ἆλλα φρονέων “φρένας ἠλεός” “ dazed, unconscious “ (from Dor. *ᾱλεός derives Lat. ülea “ a game of dice, game of hazard; hence chance, risk, uncertainty, blind luck “). Lat. ambulō “to walk, go for a walk, travel, march” (Umbr. amboltu “a walk, a stroll”); (Lat. alūcinor “to wander in mind, dream, talk idly” is probably borrowed from ἀλύω under formal support in vüticinor ). In addition Ltv. aluôt, aluôtiês “ wander around, get lost “, with ü Ltv. üla “ half-mad person “, ül”uôtiês “ behave foolish, gestures clownish “. Toch. AB ül- “ distinguish, remove “.

    References: WP. I 87 f., WH. I 33, 38, EM. 43 (places ambulō to Gk. ἐλαύνω, stem el-).