day-dawnn.

1616 J. Deacon Tobacco Tortured 165 The day-dawne in the morning.

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd i. vi. 139 in Wks. (1640) III It was Mother Maudlin; whom he met, At the Day-dawne; just as hee rows'd the Deere, Out of his Laire. View more context for this quotation

1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility vi. 162 He was wont to..continue studying late in the night, yea and many times till day-dawn.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. ii. 35 My spouse was so desirous to dispatch a man and horse, by day-dawn, with a letter she wrote before she went to bed last night.

1813 S. T. Coleridge Remorse iv. ii. 56 His tender smiles, love's day-dawn on his lips.

1857 S. Osborn Quedah ix. 109 The daydawn had already chased the stars away.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 58 Now doth the Day-dawn speed, And at hand is the Mother of Morning.

1917 J. London Michael Brother of Jerry xii. 91 In this stretch of ocean, lookouts were mastheaded at day-dawn and kept mastheaded until twilight of evening.

1994 B. Gilroy Sunlight on Sweet Water 86 Well before day-dawn, the rumble of carts bringing produce to market could be heard going past our house.