ὠλένη

A. elbow, or rather the arm from the elbow downwards (cf. ὦμος 1.1), h.Merc. 388, A. Pr. 60, S. Tr. 926, etc.; περίβαλλ’ ὠλένας Ar. Ra. 1322 (lyr.): freq. in E., ὠλέναις, ἐν ὠλέναισιν φέρειν, HF 1381, Ba. 1238; μεταίρειν ἐν ὠλέναις IT 1158; ὠλέναις λαβεῖν Ba. 1125 codd.; ἀπ’ ὠλένης βαλεῖν Ph. 1375; φίλην ὀρέξετ’ ὠλένην; Med. 902; περὶ ὠλένας δέρᾳ βαλεῖν Ph. 165 (lyr., cf. 307, 311); εἰς ὠλένας τινὸς δοῦναί τι Tr. 1142; ὠ. ἄκραι the hands, IT 283; ἴσας δέ μοι ψήφους διηρίθμησε Παλλὰς ὠλένῃ is dub. l. ib.966: in later Prose, Luc. D Deor. 20.10, al. (of the wing-bone of a bird, Id. Icar. 3): Cleitorian (Arc.) word acc. to AB 1096.

2. στεφάναι is glossed by αἱ τῶν βωμῶν ὠλέναι, Hsch.

3. mat, mattress, gloss on Lat.torus (which has these and other senses), Gloss.: cf. ὠλήν, ὠλενοστρόφος. (Lat. ulna, OHG. elina, OE. eln, el-bogi, 'ell, elbow'; Goth. aleina; also Skt. aratni/s, OSlav. lak[ucaron]t[icaron], Lith. uolektìs (all = elbow and ell); cf. ὠλλόν and ἄλαξ.)