oiim

Oscan

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *odjom, cognate to Latin odium.

Noun

oiim n

1. (hapax legomenon) hate
   • c. 1st century, Pompeiian word square, edited and with translation by Peter Schrijver

     Roma oiim, miio amor

     Rome [is] hate, mine love

Usage notes

A hapax legomenon only found in a Pompeiian word square. In other copies of the square, the Latin terms Latin olim and Milō take the place of the Oscan terms oiim (“hate”) and miio.

Further reading

• Schrijver, Peter (2016), “Oscan love of Rome”, in Glotta‎, volume 92, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved 21 January 2023, pages 223–226