morgengiefu

Old English

Alternative forms

• morgenġifu

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō, equivalent to morgen +‎ ġiefu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmor.ɡenˌji͜y.fu/, [ˈmorˠ.ɣenˌji͜y.vu]

Noun

morgenġiefu f

1. morning gift

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	morgenġiefu	morgenġiefa, morgenġiefe
accusative	morgenġiefe	morgenġiefa, morgenġiefe
genitive	morgenġiefe	morgenġiefa
dative	morgenġiefe	morgenġiefum

Descendants

• Middle English: morgengive, morhȝive, marheȝive
  • Scots: morning-gift
  • English: morning gift