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English
Etymology
From Middle English morn, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥kéno, *mr̥kóno, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko, from *mer- (“to shimmer, glisten”).
See also West Frisian moarn, Low German Morgen, Dutch morgen, German Morgen, Danish morgen, Norwegian morgon; also Lithuanian mérkti (“to blink, twinkle”), Sanskrit मरीचि (márīci, “ray of light”), Greek μέρα (méra, “morning”). Doublet of morrow and morgen. See also morning.
Pronunciation
Noun
morn (countable and uncountable, plural morns)
- (now poetic) Morning.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , lines 165-168:But look, the morn, in russet mantle clad, / Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill. / Break we our watch up, and by my advice, / Let us impart what we have seen tonight
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Alemannic German
Etymology
See moorn (“tomorrow”)
Adverb
morn
- tomorrow
Middle English
Noun
morn
Compare West Frisian moarn.
- Alternative form of morwe
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Interjection
morn
- colloquial variant of god morgen
References
- “morn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “morn” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Interjection
morn
- colloquial variant of god morgon
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References
- “morn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English morn, variant of morwe, from Old English morgen.
Noun
morn (plural morns)
- morning
- (definite singular) tomorrow
- A'll gae for ma messages the morn. I'll go shopping tomorrow.
Swedish
Interjection
morn
- Colloquial variant of god morgon
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