χ236Χειμὼν ὀρνιθίας
bird storm, bird tempest, fowl wind
[Meaning] one that scatters birds upon the earth because of the cold blast; that is, an extremely forceful one, in which even birds perish. It is also called a bird wind. Or [it is so called] because these birds appear…
Χειμὼν ὀρνιθίας· ὁ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὰ ὄρνεα στορεννὺς ὑπὸ τῆς ψυχρᾶς πνοῆς, τουτέστιν ὁ σφοδρός, ἐν ᾧ καὶ τὰ ὄρνεα φθείρεται. λέγεται δὲ καὶ ἄνεμος ὀρνιθίας. ἢ ὅτι τὰ ὄρνεα ταῦτα…