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carles wǽn

  • noun [ masculine ]
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carles wǽn, [gen. of carl]
the churl's wain, the constellation of the Great Bear; Ursa Major
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  • Carles wǽn ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan, swá swá óðre tunglan dóþ

    the churl's wain never goes down under this earth, as other constellations do,

    • Bd. de nat. rerum
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    • Wrt. popl. science 16, 5
      • ;
    • Lchdm. iii. 27o, 11, 12
      • .
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v. arctos.
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v.  carl.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “carles wǽn.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5864.

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