λ793Λυκάβας
twelvemonth, lykabas, lycabas, lukabas, light-course, wolf-gang
[Meaning] a year. [sc. The term comes] from 'quickly going', or 'gloomily going' (that is, darkly and unclearly). Or from a metaphor of wolves, which cross rivers while holding onto each other's tails in wintertime. So…
Λυκάβας· ἐνιαυτός. ἀπὸ τοῦ ταχέως βαίνειν· ἢ λυγαίως βαίνειν· ὅ ἐστι σκοτεινῶς καὶ ἀδήλως. ἢ ἀπὸ μεταφορᾶς τῶν λύκων, οἳ τοὺς ποταμοὺς περῶσιν, ἀλλήλων τῆς οὐρᾶς ἐχόμενοι χειμῶνος…