Adynamy

a-din'-à-me, a-de-na-me-a, 5 s. disease weakne [Med.]; occasioned by diminution of the vital powers (Gr. a, and dynamis, power). sacred part of heathen temple; the chancel (Gr. a, and } dyo, ads, to {Ss.a enter within). cutting or chipping instrument angles to the handle; like an v.a. axe, to with chip the with blade an adze. at right treats of the organs of generation (Gr. aidoi a, the secret parts, and logos science). Ædile, e'-dile, s. See Edile., Ægilops, e'-jil-ops, s. See Egilops. Ægis, e'-jis, s. a protecting shield; specially, the mythic shield of Athena (Gr. aegis, a goat's skin, specially that of the goat which suckled Zeus, and was afterwards worn by him as a covering to his shield). Æglogue, eg'-log, s. See Eclogue. Ægroat, e-gro'-tat, s. the name given to a certificate of sickne in the English universities (L. ægroat, he is sick). Æneid, e-ne'-id, s. celebrated epic poem by Virgil, of which Æneas is the hero. Æolian, e-o'-le-an, a. See Eolian. Æolic,a. The Æolic dialect, one of the five dialects of the Greek tongue. The Molic verse consists of an iambus or spondee, then of two anapests separated by a long syllable. See Eolic. Eolipile, e-ol-e-pile, s. See Eolipile. Æolist, e'-o-list, s. pretender to inspiration (L. Æolus, god of the winds). Æon, e'-on, s. See Eon.