sunrise

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The time in the morning when the sun appears above the horizon.

   I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise.

2. 2
   noun

   The colours in the sky as the sun rises.

   Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?

From Middle English sonne-rys, sunne ryse, equivalent to sun + rise. Compare Middle English son risyng, sunne rijsyng, sonne-rysing (“sunrise”, literally “sun rising”).

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