ὠλίγγη
α, ον, ἡ
1.
= ἀκαριαῖον, ἐλάχιστον.
2.
Att. for doze (ἐπὶ τοῦ νυστάξαι).
3.
wrinkles beside the eyes, 'crow's feet'; this last sense is given by Poll. 2.67 (where vv. Il. οὔλιγγας, ὠλίγκας, ἔλιγγας, ὤριγγας) as found in poets, and the remark τὴν δὲ ὠλίγγην (v.l. ὠλλ‐)δηλοῦν καὶ πνοὴν καὶ σκιὰν καὶ ἀκαρὲς πνεῦμα (EM and AB Il. cc.) may refer to the same poet. passage. Hsch. cites ὠλιγγία in all three senses, also ὠλιγγιάω, = νυστάζω, and ὠλιγγήϊος, α, ον, = ὀλίγος.