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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	morgongåva	morgongåvas
	definite	morgongåvan	morgongåvans
plural	indefinite	morgongåvor	morgongåvors
	definite	morgongåvorna	morgongåvornas

References

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