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occident (1113-19)

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  FEW:  occidens 7,298a Gdf: GdfC:  occident 10,221b TL: ocident 6,971 DEAF:  ocident  DMF:  occident  TLF:  occident  OED:  occident n. and adj.  MED:  occident n.  DMLBS:  occidentalis 1994c
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1geog.(as a direction or area) west, point of the setting sun
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Quant li solails se trait En icele cuntree Qu'est 'occident' numee  2572
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Le orrez lur veint de l'orient Quis en meinet vers occident  212
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Le solayl leva her en orient e ço cocha en occident  820
( MS: s.xiiim )  Sa predication tendra en orient, E del sut en north, e tresque en occident  98
( MS: c.1300 ) Al quint jur arderunt del orient tresque en occident  30r
meteo.a westerly wind, zephyr
( MS: s.xiii2 )  quia favonius dicitur ventus qui est collateralis zephiro (gloss: ocident) secundum Virgilium  i 217
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