occean (s.xii1/3)

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occean (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 7,302b oceanus; Gdf: 5,564b ocean; GdfC: 10,222a ocean /10,222a oceane; TL: 6,691 ocëan /6,691 ocëane; DEAF:  ocean; DMF:  océan; TLF:  océan; OED:  ocean n.; MED:  occean n.; DMLBS: 1999c oceanus ]
occian,  occien,  ocean,  occiant  (ms. occident)  6793 oceayn  (T) 29  

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1marit.ocean, the water that encompasses the known world, frequently in reference to the Atlantic Ocean
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mult suffreiz peines e mal Par occean, amunt aval  550
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ruige culur a ceste piere; D’ocean vient e est mult chere  51.564
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Sire emperur, ke tut le munde Guvernez [...] Terre e bestes, oisaus volanz E en l'ocean peissuns nuanz  252
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Occean, ço est la mer grand, La terre clot en purceignant  379
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  (Mauretania Tingitana) Si ad devers le orient le ewe de Malue, devers le north la mere de Carcane ou Cadicane, devers le occident le occean Athlant, devers le suth la gent ke habitent jeske a l'occean de Hesperie. E ceste terre si norist en sei singes e dragons e estrucions e olifanz  32
la mer (d')occean
1toponymmarit.ocean, the water that encompasses the known world, frequently in reference to the Atlantic Ocean
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  en la mer d'occien, La ne hante beste ne rien fors marin chien  5536
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Fouke vet siglant vers le north par la mer occian  45.33
le grant occean
1toponymmarit.the Indian Ocean
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  D'une part de cest idle est le grant occian  5439
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Le grant occean verrement: ço est occean l'Indien  539
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