"daystar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪstɑː/ [UK], /ˈdeɪstɑɹ/ [US] Forms: daystars [plural], day star [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪstɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English daysterre, from Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + star. Cognate with Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|daysterre}} Middle English daysterre, {{inh|en|ang|dæġsteorra}} Old English dæġsteorra, {{compound|en|day|star}} day + star, {{cog|sco|daystern|t=morningstar; daystar}} Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} daystar (plural daystars)
  1. (literary) The planet Venus as the morning star. Wikidata QID: Q313 Tags: literary Synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus
    Sense id: en-daystar-en-noun-en:Q313 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (poetic) The Sun. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-daystar-en-noun-5xG9hRzA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Planets of the Solar System, Sun Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Planets of the Solar System: 22 78 Disambiguation of Sun: 6 94

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