dægeséage

dægeséage
n (-an/-an) daisy

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • daisy — noun (plural daisies) Etymology: Middle English dayeseye, from Old English dægesēage, from dæg day + ēage eye Date: before 12th century 1. a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum) having a flower head with well developed ray… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Daisy (given name) — Daisy The name Daisy takes its name from the Sun. Pronunciation English: /ˈdeɪzi/ …   Wikipedia

  • Daisy — f English: from the name of the flower, Old English dægesēage, the ‘day s eye’, so called because it uncovers the yellow disc of its centre in the morning and closes its petals over it again at the end of the day. The name seems to have been used …   First names dictionary

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