Great Bearn.

Brit.

/ˌɡreɪt ˈbɛː/, U.S.

/ˌɡreɪt ˈbɛr/

Forms: see great adj., n., adv., and int. and bear n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: great adj., bear n.¹

Etymology: < great adj. + bear n.¹, after classical Latin Ursa Maior (see Ursa Major at Ursa n. 2). Compare Greater Bear at greater adj. 4b and earlier More Bear (see quot. a1398 and compare more adj. 1a), and also Little Bear n., bear n.¹ 4.Compare Middle French, French Grande Ourse (1562), Spanish Osa Mayor (1490 or earlier), Italian Orsa Maggiore (a1530), Dutch †Grootere Beerin (1794, lit. ‘Greater She-Bear’; now Groote Beer , masculine), all feminine, reflecting the gender of classical Latin ursa (feminine) bear, she-bear (Ursa n.).

Astronomy.

With the. (The English name of) the northern constellation Ursa Major, which contains the Plough (Big Dipper). Cf. Ursa n. 2a.

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the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Major

Ursac888

Arcturusc1374

beara1398

Ursa Major1398

ploughc1425

Septentrionc1425

seven starsc1425

Great Bear1555

plough star1558

Helice1596

polar bear1648

dipper1842

Big Dipper1856

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. viii. xxiii. 503 Þe signe Arthurus..is propirliche a sterre iset bihinde þe taile of þe signe þat hatte Vrsa Maior ‘þe more bere’.]

1555 R. Eden Of Pole Antartike in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 245^v The pole Antartike hath nother the greate beare nor the lyttle.

1607 R. Humfrey Conflict Iob 201 Blustering Autumne, gouerned by Arcturus, with his constellation, together with the great Beare.

1646 A. Ross New Planet No Planet iii. 43 Arcturus..is a starre in Bootes behinde the taile of the great Beare.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 83 Eudoxus drew the Colure of the Solstices through the middle of the Great Bear.

1786 F. Gladwin tr. A. Allâmî Ayeen Akbery III. 16 The constellation of the great bear..has a precession in one year from west to east, of 17 seconds and 47 thirds.

1839 Saturday Mag. Apr. Suppl. 166/1 The stars α and β, in the Great Bear are called the Pointers, because, if we follow them, they lead almost in a right line to the Pole-Star.

1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 320 Between the Great Bear and Cassiopeia is the Little Bear.

1923 D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan xvi. 301 He..was ultimately reborn as Lao Tze, under the Plum Tree of Longevity, having been conceived under the influence of a star in the constellation of the Great Bear.

1958 J. C. Ewers Blackfeet vi. 115 Unpainted discs within this area indicated the constellations of the Great Bear and the Pleiades.

2003 Daily Tel. 30 Apr. 24/4 Just to the east of the Great Bear lies the constellation of Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	great bear
释义	Great Bearn. Brit. /ˌɡreɪt ˈbɛː/, U.S. /ˌɡreɪt ˈbɛr/ Forms: see great adj., n., adv., and int. and bear n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: great adj., bear n.¹ Etymology: < great adj. + bear n.¹, after classical Latin Ursa Maior (see Ursa Major at Ursa n. 2). Compare Greater Bear at greater adj. 4b and earlier More Bear (see quot. a1398 and compare more adj. 1a), and also Little Bear n., bear n.¹ 4.Compare Middle French, French Grande Ourse (1562), Spanish Osa Mayor (1490 or earlier), Italian Orsa Maggiore (a1530), Dutch †Grootere Beerin (1794, lit. ‘Greater She-Bear’; now Groote Beer , masculine), all feminine, reflecting the gender of classical Latin ursa (feminine) bear, she-bear (Ursa n.). Astronomy. With the. (The English name of) the northern constellation Ursa Major, which contains the Plough (Big Dipper). Cf. Ursa n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Major Ursac888 Arcturusc1374 beara1398 Ursa Major1398 ploughc1425 Septentrionc1425 seven starsc1425 Great Bear1555 plough star1558 Helice1596 polar bear1648 dipper1842 Big Dipper1856 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. viii. xxiii. 503 Þe signe Arthurus..is propirliche a sterre iset bihinde þe taile of þe signe þat hatte Vrsa Maior ‘þe more bere’.] 1555 R. Eden Of Pole Antartike in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 245^v The pole Antartike hath nother the greate beare nor the lyttle. 1607 R. Humfrey Conflict Iob 201 Blustering Autumne, gouerned by Arcturus, with his constellation, together with the great Beare. 1646 A. Ross New Planet No Planet iii. 43 Arcturus..is a starre in Bootes behinde the taile of the great Beare. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 83 Eudoxus drew the Colure of the Solstices through the middle of the Great Bear. 1786 F. Gladwin tr. A. Allâmî Ayeen Akbery III. 16 The constellation of the great bear..has a precession in one year from west to east, of 17 seconds and 47 thirds. 1839 Saturday Mag. Apr. Suppl. 166/1 The stars α and β, in the Great Bear are called the Pointers, because, if we follow them, they lead almost in a right line to the Pole-Star. 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 320 Between the Great Bear and Cassiopeia is the Little Bear. 1923 D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan xvi. 301 He..was ultimately reborn as Lao Tze, under the Plum Tree of Longevity, having been conceived under the influence of a star in the constellation of the Great Bear. 1958 J. C. Ewers Blackfeet vi. 115 Unpainted discs within this area indicated the constellations of the Great Bear and the Pleiades. 2003 Daily Tel. 30 Apr. 24/4 Just to the east of the Great Bear lies the constellation of Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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