κρῑθ-ή,ἡ, mostly in pl.,
A. barleycorns, barley(cf.κρῖ), the meal beingἄλφιτα: πυρῶν ἢ κριθῶν
Il. 11.69
, cf. Od. 9.110 , 19.112 , Ar. Eq. 1101 ; κριθᾶν μέδιμμνον
IG 42(1).40.7
(Epid.); "τὰς οὐλοχύτας φέρε δεῦρο"—"τοῦτο δ' ἐστὶ τί;"—"κριθαί"
Strato Com. 1.35
;οἶνος ἐκ κριθέων πεποιημένοςa kind ofbeer, Hdt. 2.77 ; ἐκ κριθῶν μέθυ
A. Supp. 953
, cf. Arist. Fr. 106 ;κριθαὶ πεφρυγμέναι,
= κάχρυς , Th. 6.22 , cf. Moer. p.213 P.: pl., also ofspecies of barley, Thphr. HP 8.1.1 : sg., PGrenf. 2.29.9
(ii B. C.);κ. Ἰνδική millet, Sorghum halepense, Thphr. HP 8.4.2 .
II. pustule on the eyelid, stye, Hp. Epid. 2.2.5 , Gal. 12.742 .
III. barley-corn, the smallest weight, Thphr. Lap. 46 .