iynx
From LSJ
Βουλὴν ἅπαντος πράγματος προλάμβανε → Nihil incohes, nisi inito consilio prius → Vor jedem Handeln fasse einen guten Plan
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĭynx: iyngis, f., = ἴυγξ,>
I the wryneck, a bird made use of in conjurations and charms, with which it was thought that slighted lovers could procure a return of affection, Plin. 11, 47, 107, § 256; Laev. ap. App. Mag. p. 294.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
iynx, ngis, f. (ἴυγξ), hochequeue ou bergeronnette [oiseau qui servait dans les enchantements] : Plin. 11, 256.
