dayspring

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈdeɪˌsprɪŋ/ UK /ˈdeɪˌsprɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
literary or archaic term for dawn or daybreak

At the dayspring the pilgrims resumed their long march.

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Synonyms

1 noun · literary or archaic term... dawn daybreak sunrise aurora morning

Opposites

dusk nightfall twilight

Word family

Related forms day spring

Etymology

A poetic compound of day and spring ('a rising, an issuing forth'), attested from Middle English, picturing the dawn as the day springing up. Both elements descend from Old English (dæg, springan 'to leap, rise').

dæg Old English springan Old English

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary

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# dayspring

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdeɪˌsprɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdeɪˌsprɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. literary or archaic term for dawn or daybreak

## Examples
- At the dayspring the pilgrims resumed their long march.

## Synonyms
- dawn
- daybreak
- sunrise
- aurora
- morning

## Antonyms
- dusk
- nightfall
- twilight

## Related Forms
- day
- spring

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dæg
- Root: springan

## Etymology
A poetic compound of day and spring ('a rising, an issuing forth'), attested from Middle English, picturing the dawn as the day springing up. Both elements descend from Old English (dæg, springan 'to leap, rise').

## AI Etymology
Dayspring is a poetic compound of day and spring ('a rising, an issuing forth'), attested from Middle English, picturing the dawn as the day springing up. Both elements descend from Old English (dæg, springan 'to leap, rise'). Important recorded forms include dæg (Old English) and springan (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers literary or archaic term for dawn or daybreak. The wider family includes related words such as day and spring.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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