The Wain

The Wain
 / Wain
   A Mannish name for the Sickle of the Valar.
   The name in the northern lands of Middle-earth for the constellation we know today as the Plough or the Big Dipper. In Tolkien's mythology, these seven stars were set in the sky by Varda in the shape of a mighty sickle, as a warning to Melkor and his underlings. The Men and Hobbits of the northern lands seem to have been ignorant of this, though: they gave these stars the more prosaic name of 'the Wain', meaning a wagon or cart.
   Other Names: The Sickle of the Valar, Valacirca.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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  • The Wain — Wain Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Wain rope — Wain Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wain — [wān] n. [ME < OE wægn, wheeled vehicle, akin to Du & Ger wagen < PGmc * wagna < IE * woĝhno < base * weĝh , to move > L vehere, to carry] [Old Poet.] a wagon or cart a wagon or cart the Wain CHARLES S WAIN …   English World dictionary

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