daysterre
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- day sterre
- See further alternative forms at day and sterre.
Etymology edit
From Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + sterre.
Noun edit
daysterre (plural daysterres or daysterren)
- Morning star; a bright celestial body visible to the naked eye in the eastern sky near dawn; typically Venus, sometimes Mercury.
- (by extension) Dawn.
- (figuratively) One who inspires hope or happiness in another.
- (Christianity) The Christ child.
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- English: daystar
References edit
- “sterre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 August 2018.
- “dai-sterre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 August 2018.