northwest (1155)

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northwest (1155)

[ gdw]

  FEW:  norþ 16,602a Gdf:  nordouest 5,527b GdfC:  nordouest 10,209c TL: northwest 6,825 DEAF:  nort (nortouest)  DMF:  nord-ouest  TLF:  nord-ouest  OED:  north-west adv., a. and s.  MED:  north-west n., a. and adv.  DMLBS:
norwest  

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1geog.north-west, north-western inter-cardinal point (or its direction)
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  En une valee est entré De Dorecestre a cinc luees Vers north west entre dous valees  13748
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Deu [...] un vent lor dona - del norwest [est] ventant  105
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  En France ad une province ke jadis fu apelee Belgica, si out le nun aprés une cité ke jadis fu apelee Belgis. Ceste province, sicum dist Orosius, si ad [...] devers le northwest la mer de Engleterre [...]  15
( MS: s.xiv1 )  vendra un poeple hors de northwest  160
north  west 
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