οὐλαί, Att.
ὀλαί,αἱ,
A. barley-corns, barley-groats, which were sprinkled on the head of the victim before the sacrifice (cf. Sch. Ar. Eq. 1164 ), Od. 3.441 , cf. Hdt. 1.132 , Ar. Eq. 1167 , Pax 948 , 960 , Thphr. Char. 10.13 (ὀλ-, v.l. οὐλ- ), SIG 1024.18 (Myconos,iii/ii B. C.); οὐλαὶ κριθῶν
Hdt. 1.160
. (The variationοὐλαί:ὀλαίpoints to orig.Ὀλϝαί, cf.ὀλβάχνιον: the Arc. form ὀλοαί
IG 5(2).514.15
(Lycosura,ii B. C.) prob. comes from a bye-formὈλοϝαί. Perh. cogn. withἀλέω(A),ἔλυμοςIII,ὄλυρα.)