ὠκύ-ᾰλος [ῠ],ον, perh.
A. sea-swift, speeding o'er the sea,epith. of a ship, Il. 15.705 , Od. 12.182 , 15.473 , S. Aj. 710 (lyr.), Mosch. 2.60 .
2. later, generally,swift, violent,
ῥιπή
Opp. H. 2.535
, cf. Pi. Parth. 2.19 . (It is doubtful whether-αλοςcomes fromἅλς;see opinions of D.H. and Hdn.Gr. ap. Sch. Il. l.c.)