morning gift
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: morning-gift
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Normalisation (after morning and gift) of Middle English morgengive, morhȝive, from Old English morgenġifu, morgenġiefu (“morning gift”), from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (“morning gift”), equivalent to morning + gift. Cognate with Dutch morgengave (“morning gift”), German Morgengabe (“morning gift”).
Noun[edit]
morning gift (plural morning gifts)
- A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage
|
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English multiword terms
- en:Marriage