ὀλβάχιον , τό , Dinol. 13 :—also ὀλβάχνιον , ὄλεχον , EM 257.53 , 621.20 ; ὀλβακήϊα , Hsch. :—said to be Syracusan for ὀλάχνιον, and expld. as τὸ κανοῦν ἐν ᾧ ἀπετίθεντο τὰς οὐλάς. ( β = ϝ. ) ὀλβάχιον,
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ὀλβάχιον , τό , Dinol. 13 :—also ὀλβάχνιον , ὄλεχον , EM 257.53 , 621.20 ; ὀλβακήϊα , Hsch. :—said to be Syracusan for ὀλάχνιον, and expld. as τὸ κανοῦν ἐν ᾧ ἀπετίθεντο τὰς οὐλάς. ( β = ϝ. ) ὀλβάχιον,
barley-corns, barley-groats 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.