Daystars

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The term refers to celestial bodies, especially the sun, that illuminate the day and govern the cycles of light; it can also symbolize hope or guidance in a figurative sense; additionally, it may denote a poetic or mythical representation of stars that shine during daylight
2. This expression signifies luminous celestial objects, particularly the sun, that dominate daytime skies and influence natural rhythms; it can also imply a source of solace or direction; furthermore, it often alludes to a romanticized idea of stars brightening the daylight
3. The phrase denotes bright celestial entities, primarily the sun, that provide illumination and mark daytime; it may also represent uplifting forces or inspirations; in a broader sense, it ties to the enchanting notion of stars even in the presence of sunlight

Etymology: "Daystars" is simply the plural of "daystar," a noun meaning the bright sun, and the plural is used when the sun is spoken of in poetic or figurative terms, as one of several bright lights in the sky, which is a fairly rare usage. The noun itself is a plain compound of "day" and "star." It came into English from Middle English "daysterre," which in turn descended from Old English "dæġsteorra," built from the same two elements. In that older form, the word already named the sun as the star of the day, the bright body that rules the daylight sky, so the meaning has stayed close to its literal parts for well over a thousand years. Scots has a cognate, "daystern," which carried the sense of the morning star as well as the daystar, showing that the two ideas, the rising planet Venus and the sun, were sometimes treated as close relatives in the old vocabulary of the sky.