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meridien (s.xii1)
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meridien (s.xii1)

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meridiem (l. meridiein?)  (moridien)  
  FEW:  meridianus 6/ii,32b Gdf:  meridien 5,258b GdfC:  meridien 10,142c TL: meridïen 5,1520 DEAF:  meridien  DMF:  méridien  TLF:  méridien  OED:  meridian n.  / meridian adj.  MED:  meridian adj.  / meridian n.  DMLBS:  meridianus 1775c

a.

timeof noon: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Pieres mounta es souvereinetés de la maisoun q'il depriast, entour houre meridiene  Actes (B) 215a
deable meridien
Bibl.theol.devil meridien, noonday devil, expression used to translate daemonium meridianum, a noonday plague or accidie : 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  [...] ne crendras [...] del mestier alant en tenebres, d'encurement e diable meridien (Latin: daemonio meridiano)  Oxf Ps ANTS 97.90.6

s.

1timenoon, midday: 
( MS: s.xiii )  meridiem gallice: meridiem (l. meridiein?)  TLL i 368
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  al houre del meridien  TREVET Cron1 315.17
2geog.south: 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Lieve sus et va countre la meridiene, et a la voie qe descend de Jerosolme en Gazam la citee  Actes (A) 365c

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See also:

meridie  meridienel  meriene 
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