ὠμήλυσις

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οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters

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Full diacritics: ὠμήλῠσις Medium diacritics: ὠμήλυσις Low diacritics: ωμήλυσις Capitals: ΩΜΗΛΥΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: ōmḗlysis Transliteration B: ōmēlysis Transliteration C: omilysis Beta Code: w)mh/lusis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A bruised meal of raw corn, esp. barley or wheat (hence with κριθίνη or πυρίνη added), used for poultices, Hp.Morb. 2.31, Nat.Mul.27, Gal.10.282, 19.156; applied without water, Id.12.863; written divisim, μετὰ ὠμῆς λύσεως Dsc.3.24, Arching. ap. Gal.12.675, Gp.14.7.7. (Compd. of ὠμός and Αλῠσις 'grinding', cf. ἄλεσις, ἀλέω, ἄλευρον, and foreg.; also perh. OE. ealu 'ale':—the form ὠμῆς λύσεως by popular etymology: εἰρῆσθαι δὲ ὅτι οὐ φρυγόμενον ἀλήθεται AB318.)