morwe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• morewe, morowe, morow, morrou, morue, morw, morȝe, morewen, morowen, morȝen, morwen, morwyn, morwhen, morwoun, morun, moron, moryn, morn
• (Early ME) morgen, marhen, mareȝen, morghen, moruwe

Etymology

From Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz.

Compare West Frisian moarn.

Pronunciation

• (no final -n) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrwə/, /ˈmɔrɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈmɔriu̯(ə)/, /mɔːr-/
• (final -n) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrwən/, /ˈmɔrɔu̯ən/, /ˈmɔriu̯ən/, /mɔːr-/
• (contracted) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrun/, /ˈmɔrən/, /mɔrn/, /mɔːr-/

Noun

morwe (plural morwes)

1. morning
2. dawn
3. tomorrow

Derived terms

• amorwe
• morwenyng
• morwynsterre
• tomorwe

Descendants

• English: morrow; morn
• Scots: morrow, morra; morn

References

• “mōrn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “mō̆rwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.