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Ossa Mayor
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Old Spanish
Etymology
osp la Ursa Maior greater she-bear.
Pronunciation
osp /ˈosa maˈjoɾ/
Proper noun
Ossa Mayor osp proper noun f
osp astronomy Ursa Major
osp c. 1250 w:Alfonso X Lapidario f. 29v Et la eſtrella que es en cabo dela oreia delantera dela oſſa mayor a poder ſobreſta piedra ⁊ della recibe la fuerça ⁊ la uertud. And the start that is on the front ear of the Great Bear has power over this stone, and it receives its strength and virtue from it.
Related terms
osp Ossa Menor Ursa Minor, the Little Bear
Descendants
es Osa Mayor
osp Constellations