- ὠλίγγη
- ὠλίγγη, ἡ, variously expld. in EM821.43, AB318,1 = ἀκαριαῖον, ἐλάχιστον.2 [dialect] Att. for doze ([etym.] ἐπὶ τοῦ νυστάξαι).3 wrinkles beside the eyes, 'crow's feet'; this last sense is given by Poll. 2.67 (where vv. Il. οὔλιγγας, ὠλίγκας, ἔλιγγας, ὤριγγας) as found in poets, and the remark τὴν δὲ ὠλίγγην (v.l. ὠλλ-) δηλοῦν καὶ πνοὴν καὶ σκιὰν καὶ ἀκαρὲς πνεῦμα (EM and AB Il. cc.) may refer to the same poet. passage. Hsch. cites [full] ὠλιγγία in all three senses, also [full] ὠλιγγιάω, = νυστάζω, and [full] ὠλιγγήϊος, α, ον, = ὀλίγος.
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό). 2014.