Ursan.

Brit.

/ˈəːsə/, U.S.

/ˈərsə/

Etymology: Latin ursa bear (especially she-bear), Great Bear constellation. Compare urse n., and Provençal ursa, Portuguese ursa, Italian orsa, Spanish oso.

1. Astronomy. = sense 2.

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

c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxxix. §13 Ne se steorra þe we hatað Ursa ne cymð næfre on þam westdæle.

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. met. vi. 143 Þe sterre yclepid þe bere... Þe same sterre vrsa.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xviii. 606 The might Of huge Orion, with Him Ursa call'd, Known also by his popular name, the Wain, That spins around the pole.

2. Ursa Major:

a. Astronomy. The northern constellation also called the Great Bear.

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

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) viii. xxiii Þe taille of þe figure that hatte vrsa maior.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 710 Amongis sterrys..sche is stallyd, And Vrsa Maior is of clerkys callyd.

1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Ev^v Being not farre from Vrsa maior, called charles wayne.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ii. 125 My natiuitie was vnder Vrsa maior, so that it followes, I am rough and lecherous.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Constellation Thus, Hevelius, v. g. between Leo and Ursa Major, makes Leo Minor;..under the Tail of Ursa Major, Canes Venatici, &c.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. xi. 269 The huge Winds, that sweep from Ursa Major to the Tropics.

1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §341 One of the most striking circumpolar constellations is Ursa Major,..the Plough, or Charles' Wain, as it is otherwise called.

b. †(a) One whose sign or symbol is a bear (see first quot.). Obsolete. (b) A person (regarded as) having a very bearish disposition or appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > surliness > person

chuffc1440

queer cuffin1567

curmudgeon1587

cormullion1596

chuff-cat1653

sumph1682

surly-boots1710

Ursa Major1773

gruffy1802

1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. C2 There were others steered, and stood at the Helme besides himselfe [sc. Burleigh], and more Stars in the firmament of grace [sc. Queen Elizabeth], then Vrsa Major.

1773 J. Boswell Jrnl. 6 Nov. in Jrnl. Tour Hebrides (1785) 480 My father's opinion of Dr. Johnson may be conjectured from the name he afterwards gave him, which was Ursa Major.

1788 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 417 Or him [sc. James Boswell] wha led o'er Scotland a' The meikle Ursa Major.

1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister 273 Strong, stalwart, unkemp, John Bradford,..Minister of the Queen, strode over the Galloway heather in his rough home-spun. ‘Ursa Major’ they called him in the House.

3. Ursa Minor n. the Little Bear constellation.

ΘΚΠ

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

beara1398

Septentrionc1425

horn1513

Little Bear1555

cynosure1596

Ursa Minor1728

dog's tail1851

1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe G 2 b At last louing like..the two sisters Vrsa maior and Vrsa minor, wee may bee carried vp to heauen together, and there translated into two starres.

1639 E. Chilmead tr. R. Hues Learned Treat. Globes ii. iii. 86 The first [northern constellation] is called in Latine Ursa Minor,..that is to say, the lesser Beare.]

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Septentrio A Northern Constellation, more usually call'd Ursa minor, or the little Bear.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 55/1 Ursa major and Ursa Minor..[are] two of the most remarkable constellations of the northern hemisphere.

1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §341 The northern celestial pole lies in Ursa Minor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ursa
释义	Ursan. Brit. /ˈəːsə/, U.S. /ˈərsə/ Etymology: Latin ursa bear (especially she-bear), Great Bear constellation. Compare urse n., and Provençal ursa, Portuguese ursa, Italian orsa, Spanish oso. 1. Astronomy. = sense 2. 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 c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxxix. §13 Ne se steorra þe we hatað Ursa ne cymð næfre on þam westdæle. c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. met. vi. 143 Þe sterre yclepid þe bere... Þe same sterre vrsa. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xviii. 606 The might Of huge Orion, with Him Ursa call'd, Known also by his popular name, the Wain, That spins around the pole. 2. Ursa Major: a. Astronomy. The northern constellation also called the Great Bear. 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 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) viii. xxiii Þe taille of þe figure that hatte vrsa maior. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 710 Amongis sterrys..sche is stallyd, And Vrsa Maior is of clerkys callyd. 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Ev^v Being not farre from Vrsa maior, called charles wayne. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ii. 125 My natiuitie was vnder Vrsa maior, so that it followes, I am rough and lecherous. View more context for this quotation 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Constellation Thus, Hevelius, v. g. between Leo and Ursa Major, makes Leo Minor;..under the Tail of Ursa Major, Canes Venatici, &c. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. xi. 269 The huge Winds, that sweep from Ursa Major to the Tropics. 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §341 One of the most striking circumpolar constellations is Ursa Major,..the Plough, or Charles' Wain, as it is otherwise called. b. †(a) One whose sign or symbol is a bear (see first quot.). Obsolete. (b) A person (regarded as) having a very bearish disposition or appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > surliness > person chuffc1440 queer cuffin1567 curmudgeon1587 cormullion1596 chuff-cat1653 sumph1682 surly-boots1710 Ursa Major1773 gruffy1802 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. C2 There were others steered, and stood at the Helme besides himselfe [sc. Burleigh], and more Stars in the firmament of grace [sc. Queen Elizabeth], then Vrsa Major. 1773 J. Boswell Jrnl. 6 Nov. in Jrnl. Tour Hebrides (1785) 480 My father's opinion of Dr. Johnson may be conjectured from the name he afterwards gave him, which was Ursa Major. 1788 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 417 Or him [sc. James Boswell] wha led o'er Scotland a' The meikle Ursa Major. 1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister 273 Strong, stalwart, unkemp, John Bradford,..Minister of the Queen, strode over the Galloway heather in his rough home-spun. ‘Ursa Major’ they called him in the House. 3. Ursa Minor n. the Little Bear constellation. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Minor beara1398 Septentrionc1425 horn1513 Little Bear1555 cynosure1596 Ursa Minor1728 dog's tail1851 1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe G 2 b At last louing like..the two sisters Vrsa maior and Vrsa minor, wee may bee carried vp to heauen together, and there translated into two starres. 1639 E. Chilmead tr. R. Hues Learned Treat. Globes ii. iii. 86 The first [northern constellation] is called in Latine Ursa Minor,..that is to say, the lesser Beare.] 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Septentrio A Northern Constellation, more usually call'd Ursa minor, or the little Bear. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 55/1 Ursa major and Ursa Minor..[are] two of the most remarkable constellations of the northern hemisphere. 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §341 The northern celestial pole lies in Ursa Minor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c888
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