Morgengave

Old Danish Dictionary - morgengave

Meaning of Old Danish word "Morgengave", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Morgengave can mean:

  • no. hunk. 1) en gave fra ægtemanden til hustruen morgenen efter brylluppet; j Suerike henne morghongaue (1997). Geb. Ark. Arsb. IL 30,49; morgen- gutfue maa icke større were endt tiuffumarck, och mindre maa hunn were, Rosenv., GLL. V. 534; den morgen- galfue: oc festendgaffne, samme dom gich paa. Forordn, om Morgeng. f/10 1577; hvad hendis morgengaffne skal vere, det star hos oss. Hvitt. UL 245; viver nogen blant adelen højere morgengave end til tire tusinde lod sølv uden sine arvipgers bevil- ning. Chr. V. D, L. 5-4-2; 5-2-25 »(se ovf. u. fæsten(de) gave 2)). — 3) medgift; dos, morgen-gave, med- sit. Stepl., Nomencl I. 2342. Swlgn. isl. morgingjof; Søderwall: worghon gava samt gave ovf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚮᚱᚵᚽᚿᚵᛆᚠᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

eng.
engelsk.
g.
grad (gradus).
hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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