morwen

morwen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz; contracted forms are probably from Old English inflected stem morgn- with loss of medial /ɡ/. Doublet of morwe; for forms with ⟨a⟩, see there.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔrwən/, /ˈmɔrɔu̯ən/, /ˈmɔrun/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔriu̯ən/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)
  • IPA(key): /moːrn/, /mɔrn/ (with contraction, especially Northern or Late Middle English)

Noun

morwen (uncountable)

  1. Morning, sunrise; the beginning of the day.
  2. The next day or morning; tomorrow.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: morn
  • Middle Scots: morn, morne

References