ὄλῡρ-ᾰ
(on the accent see Hdn.Gr. 1.262), ἡ, mostly in plural ὄλυραι, ={ζειαί} (which see), [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.36, 77, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 8.45, “PHal.” 20.2 (3rd c.BC), LXX.Exo.9.32, etc. ] LXX+5th c.BC+]; mentioned as food for horses along with barley (κρῖ), [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.196, 8.564. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 rice-wheat, a cultural variety of ζειά [[ 2, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 8.9.2, Diocl.fragment 113, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.91. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]