Etymology

Orseis

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Today it means: A naiad of a spring in Thessaly. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ὀρσηΐς
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὈρσηΐς
  2. English todayOrseis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρσηΐς (Orsēḯs), from ὄρσω (órsō, “to stir, awaken, excite”).

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