morn
English
Etymology
From Middle English mōrn, morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz (compare West Frisian moarn, Low German Morgen, Dutch morgen, German Morgen, Danish morgen, Norwegian morgon), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥kéno, *mr̥kóno, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko (compare Welsh bore (“morning”), Lithuanian mérkti (“to blink, twinkle”), Sanskrit मरीचि (márīci, “ray of light”)), from *mer- (“to shimmer, glisten”) (compare Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter sc should be a valid script code; the value polytonic is not valid. See WT:LOS.). See also morrow, morning.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value UK is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /mɔːn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value US is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /mɔɹn/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n
- Homophones: mourn, mourne, morne
Noun
morn (countable and uncountable, plural morns)
- (now poetic) Morning.
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, lines 165-168,
- But look, the morn, in russet mantle clad, / Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill. / Break we our watch up, and by my advice, / Let us impart what we have seen tonight
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, lines 165-168,
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Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Interjection
morn
- colloquial variant of god morgen
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Interjection
morn
- colloquial variant of god morgon
References
- “morn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots
Etymology
Noun
morn (plural morns)
Swedish
Interjection
morn
- Colloquial variant of god morgon
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