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περισαίνω

περισαίνω, to wag the tail round, fawn upon

περισαίνω, Ep. περισσ-,
  • wag the tail round, fawn upon, Τηλέμαχον δὲ περίσσαινον κύνες Od. 16.4; οὐρῇσιν μακρῇσι περισσαίνοντες 10.215; of σαργοί, Opp. H. 4.361: metaph., π. γλώσσῃσιν Orph. L. 430, cf. Them. Or. 7.92d, 21.258d; τινὰ ὡς δεσπότην Simp. in Epict. p.52 D.

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