μασχαλίζω
μασχαλίζω, to put under the arm-pits
μασχαλ-ίζω,
- put under the arm-pits: hence, mutilate a corpse, since murderers believed that by cutting off the extremities (nose, ears, etc.), stringing them together, and passing the string round the neck and under the arm-pits of the victim they would avert vengeance, A. Ch. 439 (lyr., Pass.), S. El. 445 (Pass.), cf. Ar.Byz. ap. Phot., Suid. s.v. μασχαλίσματα, EM 118.29, *574.202, etc.
μασχαλίζω (f. ίσω) [χᾰ] placer sous les aisselles d’un cadavre les tronçons de ses bras ou de ses jambes, Eschl. Ch. 439, Soph. El. 445 ; A. Rh. 4, 447.
Étym. μασχάλη.
μασχαλίζω, eigtl. an den Achseln aufhängen, Hesych.; den Leichnam eines Gemordeten zerstückeln, verstümmeln u. ihm die abgeschnittenen Glieder unter die Achseln legen, was man tat, um die Tat gewissermaßen zu sühnen, vgl. EM. v. ἄπαργμα u. VLL, ἐμασχαλίσθη δʼ ἔθʼ ὡς τόδʼ εἰδῇς, Aesch. Ch. 433 ; ὑφʼ ἦς θανὼν ἄτιμος ὥστε δυσμενὴς ἐμασχαλίσθη, Soph. El. 437, s. Schol. u. vgl. Ap.Rh. 4.478. S. auch μασχαλίσματα.
μασχαλίζω
μασχᾰλίζω,
fut. -σω
μασχάλη
- to put under the arm-pits: hence, to mutilate a corpse, since murderers had a fancy, that by cutting off the extremities and placing them under the arm-pits, they would avert vengeance, Aesch., Soph.