æfensteorra

æfensteorra

Old English

FWOTD – 27 September 2017

Etymology

From ǣfen (“evening”) +‎ steorra (“star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæː.ven.steor.rɑ/

Noun

ǣfensteorra m

1. The evening star: Venus as seen in the early evening.
   • Bede, Leechdoms, III, 242:

     Seo niht hæfð seofon dælas... oþer is uesperum, ꝥ is æfen, þonne se æfensteorra betwux þære repsunge æteowaþ...

     The night has seven parts... Second is vesperum (i.e., evening), when the evening star appears amid the interval...