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windrose clockwise:  see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_rose

[polestar]
[north] tramuntana = (tramontana) => https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serra_de_Tramuntana
[ne] Grego = greco 

[east] leuante = levante => https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levante,_Spain
[se] laxaloch

[south] metzodi = mezzodi [italian] middle
[sw] labetzo

[west] ponente => https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponente
[nw] magisto = maestro

helpfull sources: https://books.google.nl/books?id=zntAhCCnvxgC&lpg=PA59&ots=r8JQDB2tlU&dq=labetzo%20%20catalan&hl=nl&pg=PA59#v=onepage&q=labetzo%20%20catalan&f=false

https://books.google.nl/books?id=WgrfAIUdCW8C&lpg=PA51&ots=gz3uWotKt3&dq=laxaloch&hl=nl&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q=laxaloch&f=false