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ἕρση

ἕρση, dew, pl. dewdrops, (metaph.) newborns

ἕρση, ἡ: Ep. ἐέρση, later ἀέρση PLit.Lond. 60 (Posidipp.): Aeol., Dor. ἐέρσᾱ Sapph. 96.12 L.-P. (αδερσα (= ἀ δʼ ἐέρσα) Pap.), ἔερσᾰ Pi. N. 3.78, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.90: Cret. ἄερσα Hsch.: ἔρσα Alcm. 48, ἕρσα Theoc. 20.16:—
  • dew, Il. 23.598, etc.; τεθαλυῖά τʼ ἐέρση (v.l. θʼ ἑέρση) abundant dew, Od. 13.245; θῆλυς ἐ. 5.467, Hes. Sc. 395: pl., raindrops, κατὰ δʼ ὑψόθεν ἧκεν ἐέρσας αἵματι μυδαλέας Il. 11.53; στιλπναὶ δʼ ἀπέπιπτον ἔ. (sc. τῆς νεφέλης) 14.351, cf. Theoc. 2.107; χλωραῖς ἐ. Pi. N. 8.40: generally, of any liquid, ἄνθεμον ποντίας ὑφελοῖσʼ ἐέρσας from the water of the sea, ib. 7.79; foam, ib. 3.78; γλυκερὴ ἐέρση, of honey, Hes. Th. 83.
    • II metaph., of young and tender animals, χωρὶς δʼ αὖθʼ ἕρσαι (this form only here in Hom.) Od. 9.222, cf. Hsch.; esp. of kids born in winter, Id. (Cf. Skt. varsám ‘rain’.)

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