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septentrional (c.1230)
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septentrional (c.1230)

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septemtrional  
  FEW:  septentrio 11,481bGdf: ∅GdfC:  septentrional 10,663cTL: septentrïonal 9,503DEAF:  septentrion (septentrional) DMF:  septentrional TLF:  septentrional OED:  septentrional a. and n. MED:  septentrional a. DMLBS:  septentrionalis 3035b

a.

1 astron. septentrional, pertaining to the northern region of the sky: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) S'il (=the earth) turnast cum li sols fet, Cinc cercles altresi freit. Li premer cercle [...] Est numé septemtrional  Pet Phil 418
( MS: s.xiv1 ) Ceste esteyle est lusaunte et clere et vermaille et est en la partie septentrional vers le pol artike  Quad Herm 177
2 geog. northern: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) il esturent a la part septentrionale de la citee  Joshua ANB 331

s.?

geog.north, northern region: 
( MS: c.1350 ) [...] alaunt joste la costere de Jericho de la part de septentrionale  Joshua Sermons 839-40

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See also:

septentrion  septentrioné 
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