dawning n OED ~ poetic; EDD dawnin Wex, Nfld. Sunrise.
   [1891 (1977)] WINSOR (ed) 48 When mornin' came, the second dawnin' I'd seen on the rock, I saw that it was goin' to be a fine day. 1914 Cadet Apr, p. 7 For instance. . .'betwixt' for between, 'dawnin' for daybreak ... all those are found in Chaucer. 1918 FPU (Twillingate) Minutes 21 Mar The majority of members were in favour of stopping work from dawning until dark hauling nets and also from dark Saturday until Monday morning dawning. 1932 BARBOUR 60 After my watch was off, which was just before dawning, I went to the cabin. 1975 Cox 65 "The Ella M Rudolph": They searched with all endeavours, / but no creature could be found, / And as the dawning broke again, / a sadly sight did see.

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