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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Normalisation (after ''morning'' and ''gift'') of {{etyl|enm|en}} {{term|morgengive|lang=enm}}, {{term|morhȝive|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|morgenġifu|lang=ang}}, {{term|morgenġiefu||morning gift|lang=ang}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{m|gem-pro|*murgnagebō||morning gift}}, equivalent to {{compound|morning|gift|lang=en}}. Cognate with Dutch {{term|morgengave||morning gift|lang=nl}}, German {{term|Morgengabe||morning gift|lang=de}}.
Normalisation (after ''morning'' and ''gift'') of {{etyl|enm|en}} {{m|enm|morgengive}}, {{m|enm|morhȝive}}, from {{etyl|ang|en}} {{m|ang|morgenġifu}}, {{m|ang|morgenġiefu||morning gift}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{m|gem-pro|*murgnagebō||morning gift}}, equivalent to {{compound|morning|gift|lang=en}}. Cognate with Dutch {{m|nl|morgengave||morning gift}}, German {{m|de|Morgengabe||morning gift}}.


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Revision as of 00:48, 26 January 2016

English

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Etymology

Normalisation (after morning and gift) of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English morgengive, morhȝive, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English morgenġifu, morgenġiefu (morning gift), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (morning gift), equivalent to Lua error in Module:affix/templates at line 38: The |lang= parameter is not used by this template. Place the language code in parameter 1 instead.. Cognate with Dutch morgengave (morning gift), German Morgengabe (morning gift).

Noun

morning gift (plural morning gifts)

  1. A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning of their marriage.

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