Hypertext Webster Gateway: "septentrion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Septentrion \Sep*ten"tri*on\, n. [L. septentrio the northern
regions, the north, fr. septentriones 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; septem seven + trio, orig., a plow ox: cf. F.
septentrion.]
The north or northern regions. --Shak.
Both East West, South and Septentrioun. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Septentrion \Sep*ten"tri*on\, Septentrional \Sep*ten"tri*on*al\,
a. [L. septentrionalis: cf. F. septentrional.]
Of or pertaining to the north; northern. ``From cold
septentrion blasts.'' --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
septentrion
n : any region lying in or toward the north [syn: {North}, {northland}]
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