morn
English
Etymology
From Middle English mōrn, morwen, from Old English morġen, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz (compare West Frisian moarn, Low German Morgen, Dutch morgen, German Morgen, Danish morgen, Norwegian morgon), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥kéno, *mr̥kóno, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko (compare Welsh bore (“morning”), Lithuanian mérkti (“to blink, twinkle”), Sanskrit मरीचि (márīci, “ray of light”)), from *mer- (“to shimmer, glisten”) (compare Greek μέρα (méra, “morning”)). See also morrow, morning.
Pronunciation
Noun
morn (countable and uncountable, plural morns)
- (now poetic) Morning.
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 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
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, lines 165-168,
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔɳ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɳ
Norwegian Nynorsk
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Etymology
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