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

1. 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

• morgongåva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• morgongåva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)