morghongava

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• morghongæf, morghongiæf, ᛘᚮᚱᚵᚼᚮᚿᚵᛆᚠᛆ

Etymology

Compound of morghon (“morning”) +‎ gava (“gift”), second element probably from Middle Low German gāve. Replaced earlier morghongiæf (equivalent to Old Norse morgingjǫf) from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō.

Noun

morghongava

1. morning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night)

   Synonym: hindradagsgæf

Descendants

• Swedish: morgongåva

Further reading

• morghongava in the Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law