"daysterre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: daysterres [plural], daysterren [plural], day sterre [alternative], day [alternative], sterre [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + sterre. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|dæġsteorra}} Old English dæġsteorra, {{compound|enm|day|sterre}} day + sterre Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} daysterre, {{enm-noun|daysterres|pl2=daysterren}} daysterre (plural daysterres or daysterren)
  1. Morning star; a bright celestial body visible to the naked eye in the eastern sky near dawn; typically Venus, sometimes Mercury.
    Sense id: en-daysterre-enm-noun-qGnMpo6J
  2. (by extension) Dawn. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-daysterre-enm-noun-Yk2HEXov Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 32 68 0 0
  3. (figuratively) One who inspires hope or happiness in another. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-daysterre-enm-noun-3f8PAxCy
  4. (Christianity) The Christ child.
    Sense id: en-daysterre-enm-noun-tYkfTyjj Categories (other): Christianity, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Planets Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 11 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 24 10 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 23 10 49 Disambiguation of Planets: 19 21 11 49 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: day sterne, morwynsterre, morewetid sterre

Alternative forms

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