dayspring
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English dai spring, equivalent to day + spring.
Noun[edit]
dayspring (plural daysprings)
- (archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
- 1900, The Holy Bible, […] (American Standard Version), New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Luke 1:78:
- Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us
- 1901, The Holy Bible, […] (American Standard Version), New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Job 38:12:
- Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place
Synonyms[edit]
- break of day, daybreak, sunup; see also Thesaurus:dawn
References[edit]
- dayspring in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
- “dayspring”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.