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zodiac (c.1185)

The form sodiac is a cross reference to the following entry:

zodiac (c.1185)

sodiac;  zodiak,  zodias,  zodyak  
  FEW:  zodiacus 14,666a Gdf: GdfC:  zodiaque 10,875a TL: zodiaque 11,935 DEAF:  zodiaque  DMF:  zodiaque  TLF:  zodiaque  OED:  zodiac n.  MED:  zodiak n.  DMLBS:  zodiacus 

s.

astron. zodiac, division of the heavenly bodies into twelve signs
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  Descrit i fu le mappamonde, [...] Les esteiles et les planetes, Le zodias od tuz les lettes  Proth ANTS 10388
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  ) Sunt duze signes veroiement, [...] Iceste dispositiun Le sodiac en griu numum  Pet Phil 2334
( 1255-59; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Astrenomie ke aprent Cum cist solail munte et decent En zodiac, et des esteiles Curs et poers et merveillies  S Edm (Rich) 441
( MS: s.xiv1 )  La treszime esteile [...] est mout prees au zodyak  Quad Herm 181
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  Ces ki primes ordinerent Kalender e meis mercherent, Si artillusement l'unt fest Ke l[e] curs par unt le solail vest, Ke Zodiac (var. (C: 1307-25) Zodias;  (G: s.xivm) Zodiak ) noment li clerc, En dusze unt parti dreit par merc  RAUF ANTS 1215

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See also:

zodiun 
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