Morginn

Old Norse Dictionary - morginn

Meaning of Old Norse word "morginn" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

morginn Old Norse word can mean:

morginn: and morgunn, m., also in old writers spelt with y, myrginn, in mod. usage morgun; in the contracted cases the g is in old MSS. left out, thus, dat. morni, pl. mornar, morna, mornum, see the rhyme in the verse Landn. 87, v. l.: [Ulf. maurgins = πρωϊ; A. S. and Germ. morgen; Engl. morn, morning, morrow]:—morning, Vsp. 6, 22, Am. 50; er at morni kömr, when morning came, next morning, Hm. 22; at morni, FmS. i. 10: so in the saying, langr er konungs-morgun, long is the king’s morning, Mkv. 13, Sighvat (FmS. v. 211), passim; miðr morgin, mid-morning, about six o’clock, K. Þ. K. 40, see miðr; á morgun, to-morrow, Grág. i. 18, 26, FmS. vi. 72 Ísl. ii. 330, Nj. 7, 32; á myrgin, FmS. ix. 21; í nótt eða snemma á myrgin, viii. 397, v. l.; but í morgin, last morning, iv. 248, Nj. 203, BS. i. 810; ár morgin, in the early morning, Am. 85; um myrgininn eptir, FmS. vi. 45; snemma morguns, early in the morning; árla morguns, id.

morginn: COMPDS: morgunsár, morgindrykkja, morgindögg, morgungjöf, morgunmatr, morgunmál, morgunroði, morgunskin, morgunsól, morgunstjarna, morgunstund, morgunsvæfr, morguntíðir, morguntími, morgunvakr, morgonveiðr, morginverk.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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