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单词 dægred
释义

dægred

Old English

Alternative forms

  • dæġrǣd

Etymology

From dæġ (day, daytime) + variant of -rǣd (forming adjectives)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæjreːd/

Noun

dæġrēd

  1. Dawn, the period of the early morning before sunrise when the sun's light begins to brighten the sky.

Usage notes

In Bede & al., distinguished as the earlier part of the morning (matutinum or aurora) as opposed to diluculum, the period just before sunrise. Other times, it is inclusive of or (as in Ælfric) identified with diluculum instead.

Hypernyms

  • niht

Derived terms

  • dæġrēdlīc, dæġrēdsang, dæġrēdwōma

References

  • "dægrēd" in Bosworth & Toller's Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1882), Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • "Anglo-Saxon Manual of Astronomy", p. 6, in Popular Treatises on Science Written during the Middle Ages (1841), London: Historical Society of Science.
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