morwynsterre
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English morgensteorra, equivalent to morwe + sterre.
Noun edit
morwynsterre (plural morwynsterres or morwynsterren)
- Morning star; a bright celestial body visible to the naked eye in the eastern sky near dawn; typically Venus, sometimes Mercury.
- (Christianity) The head of the fallen angels; Lucifer, Satan.
Synonyms edit
- (planet): morewetid sterre, daysterre, day sterne
Descendants edit
- English: morning star
References edit
- “sterre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 August 2018.