ὠμήλῠσις,εως,ἡ,
A. bruised meal of raw corn,esp. barley or wheat (hence withκριθίνηorπυρίνηadded), used for poultices, Hp. Morb. 2.31 , Nat.Mul. 27 , Gal. 10.282 , 19.156 ; applied without water, Id. 12.863 ; written divisim, μετὰ ὠμῆς λύσεως
Dsc. 3.24
, Arching. ap. Gal. 12.675 , Gp. 14.7.7 . (Compd. ofὠμόςandἌλῠσις'grinding', cf.ἄλεσις, ἀλέω, ἄλευρον,and foreg.; also perh. O E.
ealu'ale':—the formὠμῆς λύσεωςby popular etymology: εἰρῆσθαι δὲ ὅτι οὐ φρυγόμενον ἀλήθεται
AB 318
.)