νάω

νάω, only pres. and impf., Att. contr. νᾷ S. Fr. 5, part. νῶντας Phot.:—A. flow, ἐν δὲ κρήνη νάει Od. 6.292; καὶ φρείατα μακρὰ νάουσιν Il. 21.197; ὄφρʼ ἂν ὕδωρ τε νάῃ Epigr. ap. Pl. Phdr. 264d; οἴνῳ Ἁχελῷος ἆρα νᾷ S.l.c.; ὕδατι νᾶε was running with . . , A.R. 1.1146; νᾶεν φόνῳ Call. Dian. 224:—Pass., to be watered, νᾱομένοισι τόποις Nic. Fr. 74.58. [ᾰ in Hom. and presupposed by νᾷ, νῶντας, cf. ἀέναος: ᾱ v.l. in Od. 9.222, always in late Ep. exc. Euph. 23; ναῖον (so Aristarch. and some codd.) δʼ ὀρῷ ἄγγεα πάντα is prob. correct in Od.l.c., cf. ἔναιεν ἐν ἅλμῃ (with pun on ναίω dwell) Matro Conv. 77, and ναιομένοισι (νεομ- codd.) shd. perh. be read in Nic. l.c.] (Cf. ἔννυθεν, ναύω, νόα, Skt. snaúti (pf. part. Pass. snutás) ‘drip’, MIr. snuadh ‘river’, etc.: νάω [ᾰ] from snǎw-w, ναίω and νάω [ᾱ] from snǎw-yw.)