daystar

noun /ˈdeɪstɑː/

1. The planet Venus as the morning star.

   literary

   Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus

2. The Sun.

   I only go outdoors at night, away from the daystar's burning glare.

Where it comes from

From Middle English daysterre, from Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + star. Cognate with Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry daystar (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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