Dictionary

morning gift en · NOUN

Etymology

Normalisation (after morning and gift) of Middle English morgengive, morhȝive, from Old English morgenġifu, morgenġiefu (“morning gift”), from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (“morning gift”), equivalent to morning + gift. Cognate with Dutch morgengave (“morning gift”), German Morgengabe (“morning gift”).

Meanings

1. A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.

Forms

Relateds

morganatic

Translations (17)

ang morgenġiefu (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · sv morgongåva (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · ang morgenġifu (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · da morgengave (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · enm morhȝive (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · de Morgengabe (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · gmq-osw morghongava (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · gmq-osw morghongæf (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · nl morgengave (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · gmq-osw hindradagsgæf (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · enm morgengive (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · no morgongåve (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · no morgengave (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · fi huomenlahja (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · it morgengabio (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · fo morgungáva (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) · cmn 晨禮 /晨礼 (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage)