morgonstund har guld i mun

Swedish

Alternative forms

• morgonstund har guld i mund

Etymology

Borrowed from German Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde. Often misinterpreted to mean "The morning has gold in its mouth" (rather than hand), due to mund being an archaic form of mun.

Proverb

morgonstund har guld i mun

1. (idiomatic) the early bird catches the worm