cockcrow
Meaning
The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
Synonyms
break of the day
early morning
James Thomson
peep of day
Translations
Hahnenschrei
amanecer
αυγή
albeggiamento
sabah
aurore
romper do diaEtymology
In summary
From Middle English cok crowe (also as cokkes crowe), equivalent to cock + crow. Likely a suppletive variation of Old English hancrǣd (“cockcrow, dawn”, literally “cock-crowing”), from hana (“cock, rooster”) + crǣd (“crowing”).
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