α. late Middle English 1600s 1800s– Alnath, 1800s– El Nath, 1800s– Elnath.
β. 1500s Aluathay (transmission error), 1600s Alnathay.
γ. 1800s– Nath.
单词 | el nath |
释义 | El Nathn.α. late Middle English 1600s 1800s– Alnath, 1800s– El Nath, 1800s– Elnath. β. 1500s Aluathay (transmission error), 1600s Alnathay. γ. 1800s– Nath. Astronomy. 1. The star α Arietis, the brightest star of the constellation Aries; (Astrology) the first mansion of the moon. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Aries > horn of El Nathc1405 horn1715 c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 573 He knew ful wel how fer Alnath was shoue Fro the heed of thilke fixe Aries aboue. ?1562 W. Ward tr. R. Roussat Most Excellent Bk. Doctour & Astrologien Arcandam sig. B.ii The fyrst Chapter which is the head of Aries, being the fyrst particuler signe celestiall is called Aluathay [sic; Fr. Alnathay, L. Alnathay], & after some mens opinions Salhay, hauynge foure starres disposed in this maner. 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Alnath, a starre in the hornes of the signe Aries. 1651 J. F. tr. H. C. Agrippa Three Bks. Occult Philos. ii. xxxiii. 286 The first [Mansion of the Moon] is called Alnath [L. Alnath], that is the horns of Aries; his beginning is from the head of Aries of the eighth sphere; it causeth discords, and journies. 1660 J. Tatham Rump iv. 51 Lady Bertlam. How stands my Husbands fortune? Lilly. In the Alnathay of Aries, or as some others have it Salhay, being the head of Aries. 1856 H. Morley Life Henry Cornelius Agrippa I. ix. 180 The first [mansion] is called Alnath, or the Ram's Horns; its beginning is from the head of Aries, and it causes discords. 1867 J. Davis Elements Astron. (rev. ed.) cxxii. 291 Arietes, or Elnath, in the right horn, is a nautical star, and is at times of great importance to the navigator. 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of Stars ii. iv. 105 There are 66 stars in this sign [sc. Aries]... Its chief star, α (in the forehead), is named El Nath or El Natik. 1997 T. Mackintosh-Smith Yemen (1999) viii. 213 But don't worry, the dangerous season's over. It begins with the star of al-Nat'h in the horn of Aries, and ends with al-Ramih, Arcturus. 1998 J. Evans Hist. & Pract. Anc. Astron. vii. 401 Alnath is Chaucer's name for α Arietis. 2. The star β Tauri, the second brightest star of the constellation Taurus.The star is on the border of the constellation Auriga and was formerly sometimes regarded as γ Aurigae. ΚΠ 1821 Philos. Mag. 58 378 112 β Tauri.) Called Nath. 1830 G. Rubie Brit. Celestial Atlas 176 El Nath (14), in the northern horn [of Taurus], is NE by E. 11 degrees above the horizon. 1869 E. Colbert Astron. without Telescope 23/1 Auriga..lies East of Perseus, and North of the horns of Taurus, with the left foot resting on the tip of the North horn—El Nath—β Tauri—being common to both. 1927 Amer. Anthropologist 29 280 Drawing lines around the stars shown in Figure 4, we have a geometric pattern similar to Auriga and including the stars Alpha Aurigae, Beta Aurigae, Theta Aurigae, Nath and Iota Aurigae of that constellation. 2006 G. A. David Orion Zone v. 92 Five degrees above the moon was Elnath, one corner of the pentagon-shaped constellation Auriga. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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