dayspring

English

Etymology

From Middle English dai spring, equivalent to day +‎ spring.

Noun

dayspring (plural daysprings)

1. (archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
   • 1900, The Holy Bible, […] (American Standard Version), New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Luke 1:78:

     Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us

   • 1901, The Holy Bible, […] (American Standard Version), New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Job 38:12:

     Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place

Synonyms

• break of day, daybreak, sunup; see also Thesaurus:dawn

References

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