Charles's Wain: Difference between revisions

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a Norse or old Germanic asterism in Ursa Major, English term^[1].

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 languages.)^[1]
Evidence from Dutch seems to suggest that it had been Wotan's Wagon
Folk etymology connects the star Arcturus with Arthur and Charles's Wain with Charlemagne.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers.

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+==Concordance, Etymology, History==
-* Middle English: charleswen, Charles' (Charlemagne's) wain, probably reinterpreted from
+* 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" />
+* Evidence from Dutch seems to suggest that it had been Wotan's Wagon
+* Folk etymology connects the star Arcturus with Arthur and Charles's Wain with Charlemagne.
-==Concordance, Etymology, History==
 ==Mythology==