dayspring

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dayspring

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

noun daysprings

archaic The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak. Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us
Similar: break of day, daybreak, sunup

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@misc{dayspring_2026,
  title = {dayspring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dayspring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}