morgengiefu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō, equivalent to morgen +‎ ġiefu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmor.ɡenˌji͜y.fu/, [ˈmorˠ.ɣenˌji͜y.vu]

Noun

morgenġiefu f

  1. morning gift

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative morgenġiefu morgenġiefa, morgenġiefe
accusative morgenġiefe morgenġiefa, morgenġiefe
genitive morgenġiefe morgenġiefa
dative morgenġiefe morgenġiefum

Descendants

  • Middle English: morgengive, morhȝive, marheȝive
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