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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1512
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Lucina. [L. lūcīna adj., lit. ‘of light’, used as a proper name Lūcīna (sc. dea goddess), the goddess of childbirth, sometimes identified with Juno or Diana.] Identified with Diana and put for: The moon. (So used also by Hawes, 1503). — c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 79.
Fair feynit Fortune and lemand Lucina c1500-c1512 Id. xxxv. 1.
Lucina schynning in silence of the nicht
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