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morning_gift

morning gift

See also: morning-gift

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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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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”).

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