ὠρύομαι

A. ‐ύσομαι LXX Ho. 11.10: aor. ὠρυσάμην Pi. O. 9.109:—Ion. and poet. Verb, very rarely used in Att. (v. infr.), howl, prop. of wolves and dogs, Call. Fr. 423, Theoc. 2.35, Coluth. 116, D.S. 1.87; of lions, roar, A.R. 4.1339; of animals generally, Plu. 2.973a, LXX Wi. 17.19; ὄρθιον ὤρυσαι Pi.l.c., cf. LXX Ps. 37(38).9; of primitive folk, either in mourning, Hdt. 3.117, or in joy, Id. 4.75; ὥσπερ ἀπόπληκτοι . . ὠρύονται Pl.Com. 130; of the sea, D.P. 83.

II. trans., howl over, τῆνον μὰν θῶες, τῆνον λύκοι ὠ. Theoc. 1.71; ὠ. ἐπί τινι Luc. DMort. 10.13.—The Act. only in AP 11.31 (Antip., dub.l.), Suid. (Skt. rauti (pl. ruvanti), ruváti 'bellow', Lat. ru-mor, Slav. rev-ą, raju-ti.)