"septentrion" meaning in English

See septentrion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more septentrion [comparative], most septentrion [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English septentrion, septentrione, septemtryones, septemtrioun, from Latin septentriō, septentriōnem (“the northern regions, the north”) directly and through Old French septentrïon, septemtrion, from septentriōnēs (“the seven stars near the north pole”) (called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear, also those called the Little Bear; properly, the “seven plow oxen”); from septem (“seven”) + triō, originally a plow ox (compare triōnēs, from its plural). Cognate with French septentrion, Middle English septemtrioun. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|septentrion}} Middle English septentrion, {{der|en|la|septentriō|septentriō, septentriōnem|the northern regions, the north}} Latin septentriō, septentriōnem (“the northern regions, the north”), {{der|en|fro|septentrïon}} Old French septentrïon, {{cog|fr|septentrion}} French septentrion, {{cog|enm|septemtrioun}} Middle English septemtrioun Head templates: {{en-adj}} septentrion (comparative more septentrion, superlative most septentrion)
  1. (obsolete) Of or relating to the north; northern. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-septentrion-en-adj-RKRrp889
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: septentriones [obsolete]

Noun

Forms: septentrions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English septentrion, septentrione, septemtryones, septemtrioun, from Latin septentriō, septentriōnem (“the northern regions, the north”) directly and through Old French septentrïon, septemtrion, from septentriōnēs (“the seven stars near the north pole”) (called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear, also those called the Little Bear; properly, the “seven plow oxen”); from septem (“seven”) + triō, originally a plow ox (compare triōnēs, from its plural). Cognate with French septentrion, Middle English septemtrioun. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|septentrion}} Middle English septentrion, {{der|en|la|septentriō|septentriō, septentriōnem|the northern regions, the north}} Latin septentriō, septentriōnem (“the northern regions, the north”), {{der|en|fro|septentrïon}} Old French septentrïon, {{cog|fr|septentrion}} French septentrion, {{cog|enm|septemtrioun}} Middle English septemtrioun Head templates: {{en-noun}} septentrion (plural septentrions)
  1. (obsolete) The north or northern regions. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-septentrion-en-noun-T~ZbU2Lt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: septentriones [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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