morgingjǫf

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • morgungjǫf

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō. Compound of morginn (“morning”) +‎ gjǫf (“gift”).

Noun

morgingjǫf

  1. morning gift

Descendants

  • Icelandic: morgungjöf
  • Old Swedish: morghongāva, morghongæf, morghongiæf, ᛘᚮᚱᚵᚼᚮᚿᚵᛆᚠᛆ (-giæf is native, -gāva from Low German)
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