evenstar en · PROPN
Etymology
From Middle English euensterre, from Old English ǣfensteorra, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþsternǭ.
Meanings
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(poetic, rare) Venus as the evening star; the time of its appearance.
Clouds that wrap the vales below / At the hour of evenstar / Lowliest attendants are […]
1907, James Joyce, Chamber Music, poem XXV:She came alone one evenstar, / And all my room Alhambra was.
c. 1903 [1852], Théophile Gautier, “The Castle of Remembrance”, in S. C. de Sumichrast, transl., The Complete Works of Théophile Gautier, volume 12, page 155:Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus
Evenstar, still evenstar / If this twilight thou dost shine / On a more unhappy head […]
1939, Robert Nichols, “Evenstar”, in The Argosy, volume 25, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the evenstar | canonical | lexicographic | |
| evestar | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
Lucifer · Phosphorus · Eosphorus · morning star · Hesperus · Vesper · Venus