day sterne

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day sterne

  1. Morning star; a bright celestial body visible to the naked eye in the eastern sky near dawn; typically Venus, sometimes Mercury.
  2. (by extension) Dawn.
  3. (figuratively) One who inspires hope or happiness in another.
  4. (Christianity) The Christ child.

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  • Scots: daystern

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