morgongåva
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Obsolete: morgongåfva, morgongåfwa
Etymology
Compound of morgon (“morning”) + gåva (“gift”), inherited from Old Swedish morghongava. Compare Old Norse morgingjǫf. According to SO attested since 1334.
Noun
morgongåva c
- morning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night)
Declension
| Declension of morgongåva | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | morgongåva | morgongåvan | morgongåvor | morgongåvorna |
| Genitive | morgongåvas | morgongåvans | morgongåvors | morgongåvornas |
References
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