morning giftn.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ ɡɪft/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌɡɪft/, Scottish English

/ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌɡɪft/

Forms: see morning n. and gift n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: morning n., gift n.¹

Etymology: < morning n. + gift n.¹, after moryeve n., morwyngift n. In some instances (e.g. quots. 1597, 1867) apparently used to render the corresponding word in other Germanic languages (see moryeve n.).

Chiefly Scottish.

A gift traditionally given to a bride by her husband on the morning (or day) after their marriage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > wedding gift > gift on consummation of marriage

moryeveOE

morwyngift1503

morrow part1526

morning gift1546

morganatic gift1594

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > gift > gift by husband after wedding

moryeveOE

morwyngift1503

morrow part1526

morning gift1546

1546 in J. Riddell Tracts (1835) 208 [To restore to Katherine Scott, widow, her dwelling place and lands which had been given to her in liferent] be the said umquhile Williame, hir spouse, at the contracting of the meriage betwix thaim, for hir dowry, ande mornyng gift.

1597 J. Skene De Verborum Significatione at Dos The Dutch word morgengab, morning gift, is ane kind of dowry.

1824 J. Maidment North Countrie Garland (1884) 1 He has wooed the young Countess..An' given her for a morning gift Strathboggie and Aboyne.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. v. 334 The royal bride, like other Teutonic brides, had her morning-gift.

1927 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Lucky Bag 2 O what can be my mornin' gift Noo a' we hae we hae in common?

1989 L. Roper Holy Household (1991) i. 41 The marriages of rich merchants and patricians, where prospective husband and wife..specified dowry, matching, and morning gifts so that the distinct claims of each on the estate would be clear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morning gift
释义	morning giftn. Brit. /ˈmɔːnɪŋ ɡɪft/, U.S. /ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌɡɪft/, Scottish English /ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌɡɪft/ Forms: see morning n. and gift n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: morning n., gift n.¹ Etymology: < morning n. + gift n.¹, after moryeve n., morwyngift n. In some instances (e.g. quots. 1597, 1867) apparently used to render the corresponding word in other Germanic languages (see moryeve n.). Chiefly Scottish. A gift traditionally given to a bride by her husband on the morning (or day) after their marriage. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > wedding gift > gift on consummation of marriage moryeveOE morwyngift1503 morrow part1526 morning gift1546 morganatic gift1594 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > gift > gift by husband after wedding moryeveOE morwyngift1503 morrow part1526 morning gift1546 1546 in J. Riddell Tracts (1835) 208 [To restore to Katherine Scott, widow, her dwelling place and lands which had been given to her in liferent] be the said umquhile Williame, hir spouse, at the contracting of the meriage betwix thaim, for hir dowry, ande mornyng gift. 1597 J. Skene De Verborum Significatione at Dos The Dutch word morgengab, morning gift, is ane kind of dowry. 1824 J. Maidment North Countrie Garland (1884) 1 He has wooed the young Countess..An' given her for a morning gift Strathboggie and Aboyne. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. v. 334 The royal bride, like other Teutonic brides, had her morning-gift. 1927 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Lucky Bag 2 O what can be my mornin' gift Noo a' we hae we hae in common? 1989 L. Roper Holy Household (1991) i. 41 The marriages of rich merchants and patricians, where prospective husband and wife..specified dowry, matching, and morning gifts so that the distinct claims of each on the estate would be clear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1546
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