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Earendel
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English
WHL0137-LS
Proper noun
en mythology en Aurvandill.
en astronomy A star or star cluster in the constellation of Cetus, the farthest known from Earth when discovered.
Old English
Alternative forms
morning star ang ēarendel
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Auʀiwandil, from ang gem-pro *Auziwandilaz, from gem-pro *auzi dawn + gem-pro *wandilaz fluctuating, variable, wandering, perhaps via the intermediate forms *Ēarwendel or *Ēarwandel.
Pronunciation
Ēarendel
Proper noun
Ēarendel m
ang male
a personification of the morning star
ang heathendom Ēarendel
ang Christendom Jesus
ang Iċ, Iesus, sende mīnne enġel tō cyþenne ēow þās þing for þǣm ċyriċan. Iċ eom sē wyrtwala ⁊ sē stirps Dauides, ⁊ sē beorhta Ēarendel. Apocalypsis Iohannis XXII, XVI. I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star. (Revelation 22:16)
ang 800 (conjectured) Anonymous w:Christ I Ēala ēarendel, engla beorhtast,ofer middangeard monnum sended,ond sōðfæsta sunnan lēoma,torht ofer tunglas, þū tīda gehwaneof sylfum þē symle inlihtes! Hail morningstar, of all angels the brightest,sent to the men over Midgard,and thou, O soothfast sun-leam,shiny over the stars and in every season,out of thine own self, dost always enlighten!
Declension
Ēarendel sg
ang Astronomy