morgenleoht

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to morgen (“morning”) +‎ lēoht (“light”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmor.ɡenˌle͜oːxt/, [ˈmorˠ.ɣenˌle͜oːxt]

Noun

morgenlēoht n

morning light, morning (in general)

Declension

Declension of morgenleoht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	morgenlēoht	morgenlēoht
accusative	morgenlēoht	morgenlēoht
genitive	morgenlēohtes	morgenlēohta
dative	morgenlēohte	morgenlēohtum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “morgenlēoht”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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