θῆσαι,aor. 1 inf.
Act. ,
A. suckle, Hsch. ; elsewh. Med. ,suck; Hom. haspres. inf.,ἀλλ' αἰεὶ παρέχουσιν ἐπηετανὸν γάλα θῆσθαιthey give milkto suckthe year round, Od. 4.89 :aor. 1,θήσατο μαζόνhesuckedthe breast, Il. 24.58 , cf. Call. Jov. 48 ;part., θησάμενος having sucked,
h.Cer. 236
; γάλα
Call. Sos.
vii. 4 ; but,
II. suckle, Ἀπόλλωνα θήσατο μήτηρ
h.Ap. 123
. (I.- E.
dhē-'suck', cf.θηλή, θῆλυς, Lett.dēt'suck', Skt.dháyati, Goth.daddjan'suckle', Lat.fēlare, filius.)