morwynsterre

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English morgensteorra, equivalent to morwe +‎ sterre.

Noun

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

(planet): morewetid sterre, daysterre, day sterne

Descendants

English: morning star

References

“sterre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 August 2018.

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