οὖδας
οὖδας
the surface of the earth, the ground, earth, Hom.; πῖαρ οὖδας the rich soil, Od.; ὀδὰξ ἕλον οὖδας they bit the dust, of dying men, Hom.; οὔδει ἐρείσθη he propped himself on the ground, Il.; ἀπʼ οὔδεος from the ground, οὖδάσδε to the ground, to earth, Hom.; πρὸς οὖδας φορεῖσθαι, πεσεῖν, βεβλῆσθαι Trag.
the floor or pavement of rooms and houses, Hom.:—proverb., ἐπʼ οὔδεϊ καθίζειν τινά to bring a man to the pavement, i. e. to strip him of all he has, Hhymn.