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...
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