morwe

Middle English

Alternative forms

morewe, morowe, morow, morrou, morue, morw, morȝe, morewen, morowen, morȝen, morwen, morwyn, morwhen, morwoun, morun, moron, moryn, morn
(Early ME) morgen, marhen, mareȝen, morghen, moruwe

Etymology

From Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz.

Compare West Frisian moarn.

Pronunciation

(no final -n) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrwə/, /ˈmɔrɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈmɔriu̯(ə)/, /mɔːr-/
(final -n) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrwən/, /ˈmɔrɔu̯ən/, /ˈmɔriu̯ən/, /mɔːr-/
(contracted) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrun/, /ˈmɔrən/, /mɔrn/, /mɔːr-/

Noun

morwe (plural morwes)

Derived terms

Descendants

English: morrow; morn
Scots: morrow, morra; morn

References

“mōrn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“mō̆rwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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