μῶλαξ

Lydian

Etymology

Only attested as a Hesychian gloss. Probably related to Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒄴𒆷𒀸 (māḫlaš, “grapevine”).

Noun

μῶλαξ (môlax)

1. type of wine
   • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι Μ:

     μῶλαξ· εἶδος οἴνου. οἱ δὲ τὸ ἐν τοῖς ὁρκίοις σπενδόμενον, ἀπὸ τοῦ Τμώλου. ὥς τινες Λυδοὶ τὸν οἶνον

     môlax; eîdos oínou. hoi dè tò en toîs horkíois spendómenon, apò toû Tmṓlou. hṓs tines Ludoì tòn oînon

     môlax: Kind of wine. What they [call] the kind poured out in oaths, [named] after "Tmolos". What some Lydians [call] wine.

Further reading

• “μῶλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• μῶλαξ - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.
• Hesychius' Lexicon: Μ