dægred

== Old English == === Alternative forms === dæġrǣd === Etymology === Usually explained as dæġ (“day”) +‎ rēad (“red”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdæjˌreːd/ === Noun === dæġrēd n dawn, the period of the early morning before sunrise when the sun's light begins to brighten the sky ==== Usage notes ==== In Bede & al., distinguished as the earlier part of the morning (matutinum or aurora) as opposed to diluculum, the period just before sunrise. Other times, it is inclusive of or (as in Ælfric) identified with diluculum instead. ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== dagung ==== Antonyms ==== æfenglom (dusk) ==== Hypernyms ==== niht ==== Derived terms ==== dæġrēdlīc dæġrēdsang dæġrēdwōma === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “dægrēd”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. "Anglo-Saxon Manual of Astronomy", p. 6, in Popular Treatises on Science Written during the Middle Ages (1841), London: Historical Society of Science.