morning gift
See also: morning-gift
English
Alternative forms
- morning-gift
Etymology
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
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.
Translations
gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage
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