Difference between revisions of "Kvarters"

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kvarter: Norwegian for "quarter"
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* '''kvarter:''' (''Danish'') district; quarter
  
Connected somehow to "triboos" a few words later (tri = three, kvart = four)
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* '''quarters''' → connected somehow to [[triboos]] a few words later (''tri'' = three, ''kvart'' = four); applied to the sky, it may refer to the four astronomical quadrants (horizon bisected by meridian); these define late morning, afternoon, evening, and early morning, depending on where the sun is; or it may imply the "four winds" or the four points of the compass
 
 
Applied to the sky, it may refer to the four astronomical quadrants (horizon bisected by meridian); these define late morning, afternoon, evening, and early morning, depending on where the sun is.
 
 
 
Or it may imply the "four winds" or four points on a compass.
 

Revision as of 11:54, 11 September 2006

  • kvarter: (Danish) district; quarter
  • quarters → connected somehow to triboos a few words later (tri = three, kvart = four); applied to the sky, it may refer to the four astronomical quadrants (horizon bisected by meridian); these define late morning, afternoon, evening, and early morning, depending on where the sun is; or it may imply the "four winds" or the four points of the compass