morwynsterre
Middle English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English morgensteorra, equivalent to morwe + sterre.
Noun
editmorwynsterre (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.