οὖλος
Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height
English (LSJ)
(A), η, ον, old Ep. and Ion. form of ὅλος,
A whole, entire, v. ὅλος.
οὖλος (B), η, ον,
A woolly, of thick, fleecy wool, τάπητες Il.16.224; χλαῖναι Od.4.50,299, etc.; χλανίδες Hermipp.47.1 (anap.); οὔλη λάχνη Il.10.134; χιτὼν οὔλων ἐρίων Ar.Ra.1067; εἱμάτιον IG5(1).1390.21 (Andania, i B. C.); οὖλαι κόμαι crisp, close-curling hair, Od.6.231, 23.158, cf. Luc.Im.5; βόστρυχος οὖλος AP6.201 (Marc. Arg.); οὐλότατον τρίχωμα, of the crisp, woolly hair of the negro, Hdt.7.70; also of persons, οὖλος ἐθείραις Ἕσπερος Call.Del.302; σελίνων οὐλοτέρη, of a girl, AP5.120 (Phld.); τοῖς τριχώμασιν οὖλοι D.S.3.8; of sheep, αἱ οὖλαι Arist.HA596b6; ὥσπερ σέλινον οὖλα τὰ σκέλη φορεῖν Com.Adesp. 208. 2 of plants, twisted, twined, curly, crinkled, ἴων κορωνίδες οὖλαι Stesich.29; οὔλης . . σκολιὸν πλέγμα ., . ἕλικος, of the vine, Simon.183. 2; σέλινον Hp.Mul.2.181; φύλλον Thphr.HP9.4.3; θρίδακες AP9.412 (Phld.): neut. pl. as Adv., of smoke, curling, οὖλα κυλινδόμενον Call. Fr.1.41P. 3 of wood, compact, tough, close-grained, Thphr.HP3.11.1,4.2.7, 5.3.7, Ph.Bel.66.51; ξύλα οὔλας ἔχοντα συστροφάς Thphr. HP5.5.1; δένδρον -ότερον τῇ ὄψει ib.3.9.6; οὖ. ὄστρακον tough, Babr. 115.10: hence metaph., like πυκνός, of speech, compact, concise, οὖλα καὶ πυκνὰ καὶ συνεστραμμένα φθεγγομένους Plu.2.510e; of dancing, rapid, in quick tempo, πόδεσσι οὖλα κατεκροτάλιζον Call.Dian.247, cf. Jou.52; of rowing, Id.Epigr.6.5; and so perh. οὖλον κεκλήγοντες uttering quick (frequent) cries, Il.17.756,759, cf. Sch. T and Eust.ad loc.; v. οὖλος (C). (Perh. cogn. with εἴλλω 'pack tightly together'.)
οὖλος (C), η, ον,
A = ὀλοός, destructive, baneful, cruel, epith. of Ares, Il.5.461,717; of Achilles, 21.536; χεῖμα Bion 15.14; στόμιον Nic. Th.233; οὖλος Ὄνειρος Il.2.6,8; cruel, Ἔρως A.R.3.297,1078. 2 οὖλον κεκλήγοντες, of the death-cry of birds flying from the hawk, Il. 17.756,759 (but v. οὖλος (B) 3 fin.); so later οὖλον γεράνων νέφος AP 7.543; οὖλον ἀείδειν ib.27 (Antip. Sid.); κνυζηθμὸν κυνὸς οὖλον Nic. Th.671.
οὖλος (D), ὁ,
A corn-sheaf, = ἴουλος 11 (q.v.), Hsch.: hence, a cry or song in honour of Demeter, who was herself from this word named Οὐλώ, Semus 19, Did. ap. Sch.A.R.1.972.
