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ἰυγή

ἰυγή, a howling, shrieking, yelling

ἰυγή, ἡ,
  • = ἰυγμός, howling, shrieking, as of men in pain, Orac. ap. Hdt. 9.43, S. Ph. 752;= γυναικῶν οἰμωγαί AB 267; but also of the shout of heralds, Tim. Pers. 233; the hissing of snakes, Nic. Th. 400, Opp. H. 1.565. [ῑῡ- Orac. ap. Hdt. l.c., Nic.; ῐῡ- in S. l.c.]

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