dayspring
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dayspring
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at day, spring
Example Sentences
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Little old Uncle Saltiel worshiped him, his disreputable cronies idolized him, thought him a dayspring from on high, a light to lighten his people.
From Time Magazine Archive
But there is no rose without its thorn, nor dayspring unheralded by the darkness.
From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph
In the morning, at the dayspring, I wakened, shivering; lo, The white garden that blossomed at my feet Was a garden hidden in snow.
From Goblins and Pagodas by Fletcher, John Gould
Have you kept God’s common dayspring imprisoned among your garden trees and flowers?
From The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance by More, Paul Elmer
The scene of woe was gone, and the dayspring of hope had risen for the two girls.
From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Green, Anna Katharine
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