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Webster 1913 Edition


dayspring

day′springˊ

(dā′sprĭngˊ)
,
Noun.
The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; hence, the beginning.
Milton.
The tender mercy of our God; whereby the
dayspring
from on high hath visited us.
Luke i. 78.
A dark place, until the day dawn, and the
day-star
arise in your hearts.
2 Peter i. 19.
2.
The sun, as the orb of day.
[Poetic]
So sinks the
day-star
in the ocean bed,
And yet anon repairs his drooping head,
And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore
Flames in the forehead of the morning sky.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dayspring

DA'YSPRING

,
Noun.
The dawn; the beginning of the day, or first appearance of light.

Definition 2024


dayspring

dayspring

English

Noun

dayspring (plural daysprings)

  1. (archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
    • Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, Luke i. 78.ASV
    • Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place; Job 38:12 ASV

Synonyms

References

  • dayspring” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
  • dayspring in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913