Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
German
Etymology
From an earlier Morgenstund hat Gold in Mund.
Pronunciation
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Proverb
- the early bird gets the worm (literally, "morning-hour has gold in the hand")
Usage notes
The word Mund (“hand”) is not to be confused with the word Mund (“mouth”). Compare Icelandic morgunstund gefur gull í mund, with mund (“hand”), not munni (“mouth”).