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circul

  • noun [ masculine ]
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circul, es; m.
A circle, the zodiac; circulus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός
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  • Ðǽr ðæs emnihtes circul is geteald

    where the circle of the equinox is reckoned,

    • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 4, 18
    • ;
    • Lchdm. iii. 238, 23
    • .
  • Ætýwdan feówer circulas onbútan ðære sunnan

    four circles appeared round the sun,

    • Chr. 1104
    • ;
    • Erl. 239, 17
    • .
  • For ðam brádan circule ðe is zodiacus geháten, under ðam circule yrnþ seó sunne

    on account of the broad circle which is called zodiacus, under which circle the sun runs,

    • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 5, 20, 21
    • ;
    • Lchdm. iii. 242, 2
    • .
  • Ðæt heó be-yrne ðone miclan circul zodiacum

    that she runs through the great circle the zodiac,

    • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 7, 1
    • ;
    • Lchdm. iii. 244, 21
    • .
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  • circul, n.