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βρενθύομαι

βρενθύομαι, bear oneself haughtily, hold one’s head high, swagger

βρενθύομαι [ῡ] (-ύνομαι AP 11.305 (Pall.)), only pres. and impf.,
  • bear oneself haughtily, hold oneʼs head high, swagger, ὑπὸ φρονήματος Ar. Pax 26, cf. Nu. 362, Pl. Smp. 221b, Luc. DMort. 20[10].8; πρός τινα Ar. Lys. 887; β. τι πρὸς αὑτόν Luc. Tim. 54; β. ἐπί τινι plume oneself on . ., Ath. 14.625b; ἐβρενθύετο Lib. Or. 56.17, Agath. 1.14; also, take umbrage, β. καὶ ἀγανακτῶν Ael. NA 5.36. (Either from βρένθος II or from βρένθειος, as Phld. Vit. p.37 J., Sch. Ar. Lys. 887.)

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