dægred

Old English

Alternative forms

• dæġrǣd

Etymology

Usually explained as dæġ (“day”) +‎ rēad (“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæjˌreːd/

Noun

dæġrēd n

1. dawn, the period of the early morning before sunrise when the sun's light begins to brighten the sky

Usage notes

In Bede & al., distinguished as the earlier part of the morning (matutinum or aurora) as opposed to diluculum, the period just before sunrise. Other times, it is inclusive of or (as in Ælfric) identified with diluculum instead.

Hypernyms

• niht

Derived terms

• dæġrēdlīc
• dæġrēdsang
• dæġrēdwōma

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dægrēd”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• "Anglo-Saxon Manual of Astronomy", p. 6, in Popular Treatises on Science Written during the Middle Ages (1841), London: Historical Society of Science.