morwynsterre
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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.