Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at koit.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Koit.
Examples
-
The music begins with the traditional fanfare and "Koit"
WhirledView 2009
-
I disagree with Koit and Brian; well, partially at least.
JACK radio hits NYC 2005
-
Then began the long summer nights when Koit and Ämarik join their hands, when their hearts beat and their lips meet in a kiss, while the birds in the woods sing sweet songs each according to his note, when flowers blossom, the trees flourish, and all the world rejoices.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
-
Relates to some of the legends of Vanemuine, the _Kalevipoeg_, and Koit and Aemmerik.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
-
Early in the morning, when Koit rose from his couch, Videvik awakened at last from her dream of love.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
-
Koit and Ämarik, to your watch and ward I intrust the light of day beneath the firmament.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
-
Wanna Issi assented, and henceforth Koit handed the torch every evening to Ämmarik, and Ämmarik took it and extinguished it.
Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays 1861
-
Only during four weeks in summer they remain together at midnight; Koit hands the dying torch to Ämmarik, but Ämmarik does not let it die, but lights it again with her breath.
Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays 1861
-
Bertram (_Ilmatar_, Dorpat, 1870, p. 265) remarks that _Koit_ is the dawn, _Koido täht, _ the morning-star, also called _eha täht_.
Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays 1861
-
But what if Wanna Issi in Esthonian means the Old Father, and if Koit means the Dawn?
Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays 1861
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.