Charles's Wain

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

Concordance, Etymology, History

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^[2] seems to suggest that it had been Wotan's Wagon
Folk etymology connects the star Arcturus with Arthur and Charles's Wain with Charlemagne.

Mythology

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Reference

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers.
↑ Grimm, Jacob (1882-88) Teutonic Mythology, Internet Archive

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