daysterre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• day sterre
• See further alternate forms at day and sterre.

Etymology

From Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day +‎ sterre.

Noun

daysterre (plural daysterres or daysterren)

1. A bright celestial body visible to the naked eye in the eastern sky near dawn; typically Venus, sometimes Mercury.
2. (by extension) Dawn.
3. (figuratively) One who inspires hope or happiness in another.
4. (Christianity) The Christ child.

Synonyms

• day sterne
• morwynsterre
• morewetid sterre

Descendants

• English: daystar

References

• “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.