ὄλυραι

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Grammatical information: f. pl., rarely sg.
Meaning: kind of grain like ζειαί, usu. tranlated with spelt- (corn), also with durra (Egypt) (Il., Hdt., D., Thphr.; cf. Moritz ClassQuart. N.S. 5, 129 ff.).
Compounds: As 1. member e.g. in ὀλυρο-κόπος m. ὄ.-beater, -baker' (pap. IIIa; Mayser Pap. I. 3, 165).
Derivatives: ὀλύρ-ινος ὄ.-ferous, made of ὄ.' (pap. IIIa Gal.), -ίτης (ἄρτος) m. bread made of ὄ (LXX; Redard 90).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Isolated culture-word; cf. on 2. ἔλυμος and ὄλυνθος; also οὑλαί. So Pre-Greek; cf. αχυρα.