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before 900; Middle English morn(e), Old English morne (dative of morgen morning); cognate with Dutch, German Morgen
before 900; Middle English morn(e), Old English morne (dative of morgen morning); cognate with Dutch, German Morgen
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| morn (mɔːn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a poetic word for morning |
| 2. | (Scot) the morn tomorrow |
| 3. | (Scot) the morn's nicht tomorrow night |
| [Old English morgen; compare Old High German morgan, Old Norse morginn] | |
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Word Origin & History
morn
contracted from M.E. morwen, from O.E. (Mercian) margen (dat. marne), earlier morgen (dat. morgne), from P.Gmc. *marganaz, *murganaz "morning" (cf. O.H.G. morgen, Goth. maurgins), perhaps from PIE base *mergh- "to blink, twinkle" (cf. Lith. mirgeti "to blink").
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