sunnanmorgen
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sunnan (“the sun's”) + morgen (“morning”), analogous to sunnandæġ (“Sunday”, literally “the sun's day”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sunnanmorgen f
- Sunday morning
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
- On sunnanmorgen hē ġewāt þā þā hē wæs on ielde ān and hundeahtatiġwintre.
- On Sunday morning he passed away at eighty-one years old.
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
Declension
[edit]Declension of sunnanmorgen (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sunnanmorgen | sunnanmorgnas |
| accusative | sunnanmorgen | sunnanmorgnas |
| genitive | sunnanmorgnes | sunnanmorgna |
| dative | sunnanmorgne | sunnanmorgnum |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: sunnes morn