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a Norse or old Germanic asterism in Ursa Major, English term<ref name=":0">The [https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=charles%27s+wain American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language], Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers.</ref>.

* Middle English: charleswen, Charles' (Charlemagne's) wain, probably reinterpreted from 
* Old English carles wægn or wǣn, churl's wain : carl, churl (from Old Norse karl) + wægn, wain
* cf. wegh (To go, transport in a vehicle. Oldest form ''*weg̑h‑'', becoming ''*wegh‑'' in centum [https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/indoeurop.html#IR123200 language]s.)<ref name=":0" />

==Concordance, Etymology, History==

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.


==Weblinks==

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==Reference==
*[[References|References (general)]]
*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (early modern)]]
*Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] )

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