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carles_wæn

carles wæn

Old English

Noun

carles wǣn m

  1. the Big Dipper; the Great Bear, Ursa Major
    Carles wæn ne gæþ næfre adune under ðyssere eorþan, swa swa oðre tunglan doþ: Carl’s Wain never goes under the earth as other constellations do. (De Natura Rerum)