Middle English Dictionary Entry
lūnārī(e n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | lūnārī(e n.(2) |
| Etymology | ML lūnārius |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An apparatus of concentric movable circles for ascertaining times of high and low tides and the rising and setting of the sun and moon.
Associated quotations
- c1440 *Astron.Cal.[OD col.] (Ashm 391) : Now folowiþ þe thrid table þt is cleepid a voluelle or a lunary.
- a1500 Astron.Cal.in Dyce Skelton (Ashm 191)2.336 : Now folowith here the volvelle that sum men clepen a lunarie.