morgingjǫf

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• morgungjǫf

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō. Compound of morginn (“morning”) +‎ gjǫf (“gift”).

Noun

morgingjǫf

1. morning gift

Descendants

• Icelandic: morgungjöf
• Old Swedish: morghongāva, morghongæf, morghongiæf, ᛘᚮᚱᚵᚼᚮᚿᚵᛆᚠᛆ (-giæf is native, -gāva from Low German)
  • Swedish: morgongåva