morginegiva

Burgundian

Alternative forms

  • morginegyva, morginegyba, morgangiba, morgengiba, morganegeba, morganegaba, morgangeba
  • (corrupt) morgengebame, morgengebamen, morgeneva, morgakeba, morgeneba

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (“morning gift”).

Noun

morginegiva

  1. morning gift
    • Leges Burgundionum, XLII, 2.[1]
      De morginegiva vero, quod priori lege statutum est, permanebit.
      But concerning the morning gift, what was established by the previous law will remain.

References

  1. ^ Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Leges Nationum Germanicarum, vol. 2, part. 1, page 73
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