morning gift
morning gift noun: a gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.
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.
Forms of morning gift
| plural | morning gifts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | morning-gift |
Origin of morning gift
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”).
Questions about morning gift
- What does morning gift mean?
- Morning gift means a gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.
- What part of speech is morning gift?
- Morning gift is a noun.
- What is the plural of morning gift?
- The plural of morning gift is morning gifts.
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