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Old Swedish
Etymology
Compound of morghon (“morning”) + gava (“gift”), second element probably from Middle Low German gāve. Replaced earlier morghongiæf (equivalent to Old Norse morgingjǫf) from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō.
Noun
morghongava
- morning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night)
- Synonym: hindradagsgæf
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