Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
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Literally, “morning hour has gold in the mouth”. From an earlier Morgenstund hat Gold in Mund.
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- The word Mund (“hand”) is not to be confused with the word Mund (“mouth”). Compare Icelandic morgunstund gefur gull í mund, with mund (“hand”), not munni (“mouth”).