morgen

See also: Morgen

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch morgen (“measure of land”), or alternatively from Low German morgen.

Noun

morgen (plural morgens)

1. (historical) a unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies, also used in Prussia, Denmark and Norway, equivalent to two acres.

Further reading

• morgen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Monger, monger

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse morginn, morgunn, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko (“to blink, twinkle”). Compare Norwegian morgen, Swedish morgon, Icelandic morgunn, English morn, morrow, Low German Morgen, West Frisian moarn, Dutch morgen, German Morgen.

Noun

morgen c

1. morning (the part of the day after midnight and before midday)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrɣə(n)/

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Etymology

From Old Dutch morgan, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko (“to blink, twinkle”). Compare Low German Morgen, German Morgen, West Frisian moarn, English morn, morrow, Danish morgen, Swedish morgon.

Adverb

morgen

1. tomorrow

Noun

morgen m (plural morgens, diminutive morgentje n)

1. morning

Synonyms

• ochtend

Related terms

• goedemorgen

See also

• (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʁɡən/, /ˈmɔɐ̯ɡŋ̩/

• audio (Austria)

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Adverb

morgen

1. tomorrow

Related terms

• Morgen
• übermorgen

Further reading

• morgen in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse morginn, morgunn, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko (“to blink, twinkle”). Compare Danish morgen, Swedish morgon, Icelandic morgunn, English morn, morrow, Dutch morgen, German Morgen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːrˌən/, [ˈmɔːˌɳ̍]

Noun

morgen m (definite singular morgenen, indefinite plural morgener, definite plural morgenene)

1. morning (the part of the day after midnight and before midday)

Related terms

• formiddag

Derived terms

• i morgen
• i morges
• morgenkvalme
• morgenkåpe

See also

• morgon (Nynorsk)

References

• “morgen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• mergen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from a pre-Germanic *mr̥kéno, *mr̥kóno, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko (“to blink, twinkle”). Cognate with Old Saxon morgan (Low German Morgen and Morrn or Morren), West Frisian moarn, Dutch morgen, Old High German morgan (German Morgen), Old Norse morghon (Danish morgen, Swedish morgon), Old Norse morginn, morgunn; compare also (from a variant Germanic base) Old Norse myrginn, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 (maurgins).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmorɣen/

Noun

morgen m

1. Morning, morn.

   ...on morgen...

   ...in the morning...

2. Morrow: the morning of the next day.

   ...tō morgen...

   ...tomorrow...

Declension

Declension of morgen

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	morgen	morgnas, morgenas
accusative	morgen	morgnas, morgenas
genitive	morgnes, morgenes	morgna, morgena
dative	morgne, morgene	morgnum, morgenum

Synonyms

• morgendæg
• (morning): morgenleōht

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ǣrmorgen
• morgenceald
• morgencolla
• morgendæg
• morgendrenc
• morgengifu
• morgenlang
• morgenleōht
• morgenlīc
• morgenmete

• morgenregn
• morgenseōc
• morgenspell
• morgensprǣc
• morgensteorra
• morgenswēg
• morgentīd
• morgentorht
• morgenwacian

Descendants

• Middle English: morwen, morwe
  • English: morn, morrow
  • Scots: morn

References

• "morgen" in Bosworth & Toller's Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1882), Oxford: Clarendon Press.