πρῷρ-α [ᾰ in nom. and acc. sg., A.Supp.716, S.Ph.482, Fr.726, E.Hel.1563, 1582, Or.362, IT1134 (lyr.); nom. πρῷρ' with elision in IG2.2836; acc. πρῴρᾱν is f.l. in A.R.1.372; πρῴρην is found in codd. of Hdt.1.194, 7.180], ἡ,
of life's vessel, i.e. early youth, E.Tr.103 (anap.); ὦ πρῷρα λοιβῆς Ἑστία
thou who art first entitled to
it, S.Fr.726; πάροιθεν πρῴρας ..καρδίασ before my heart's
prow
, in front of my heart, A.Ch.390 (lyr.). 3.
end
of a vinebranch, Thphr.HP2.1.3 (cj. in CP3.14.7). (Written πρώρρα in Plb. 8.6.1, al., but πρωιρ- in PSI4.382.2 (iii B.C.), cf. πρῳρατικός; κυανοπρωί̈ρουσ [̆̆̄̄̄̄] is cited by EM692.32 from Hom., and κυανοπρώϊραν from Simon.241: hence πρῷρα is prob. contr. from a word of the form ̄̄̆, but whether from πρώειρα, as inferred by Hdn. Gr.2.410, is doubtful; perh. from πρώαιρα, cf. νείαιρα; -πρωῑρ- in Hom. and Simon. may have arisen by 'distraction' of the contracted form.)