morn

[ mawrn ]
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nounLiterary.

Origin of morn

1
before 900; Middle English morn(e), Old English morne (dative of morgen morning); cognate with Dutch, German Morgen

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How to use morn in a sentence

  • The 110 American lark soared high in the air, consecrating its matin lay to morns approaching splendours.

    Alida | Amelia Stratton Comfield
  • Not all the taking time to consider, "nor all the morns" that ever came reconciled Schillie to the captain's plan.

    Yr Ynys Unyg | Julia de Winton
  • Ye are to wear them the morns night, Alison Aytoun, according to your pleasure.

    Merkland | Mrs. Oliphant
  • The morns the race-day, an my steeple-chase prize is to be run for the day after.

  • Happy Easter to my precious mother on this loveliest of Resurrection morns!

    Diplomatic Days | Edith O'Shaughnessy

British Dictionary definitions for morn

morn

/ (mɔːn) /


noun
  1. a poetic word for morning

  2. the morn Scot tomorrow

  1. the morn's nicht Scot tomorrow night

Origin of morn

1
Old English morgen; compare Old High German morgan, Old Norse morginn

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