morning gift

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.

词形变化

morning gifts plural morning-gift alternative

词源

Normalisation (after morning and gift) of Middle English morgengive, morhȝive, from Old English morgenġifu, morgenġiefu (“morning gift”), from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (“morning gift”), equivalent to morning + gift. Cognate with Dutch morgengave (“morning gift”), German Morgengabe (“morning gift”).
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