morgen
/ˈmor.ɡen/masculine
The English phrase 'morning' is translated into Old English as morgen.
morgen is a noun referring to the part of the day between dawn and midday.
Meaning: part of the day between dawn and midday (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
morgen is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables, with the stress on the first syllable: /ˈmor.ɡen/.
Did you know?
- The modern word 'morning' was formed later from morgen , on the model of 'evening'. The older form survives in the poetic 'morn'.
- Because morgen is a masculine noun, an Old English speaker would use masculine articles or adjectives when describing the 'morning' in a sentence.
Examples in context
- on morgenIn the morningThis example shows how to use morgen with the preposition 'on' to mean 'in the morning'.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An. DCLXXVIII Hēr atēowede comēta se steorra on Auguste ⁊ sċān III monðas ælċe morgen swilċe sunne bēam.Year 678 In this year a comet star appeared in August and shone like a sunbeam each morning for three months.This sentence from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle uses morgen to describe a recurring event that happens each morning. - Gōdne morgen, ǣg-hƿā.Good morning, everyone.Tatoeba #1350271 by SuleimanArkhyz, translation #22127 by CK
Example conversation
Two people meet during the early hours of the day.
- EadgythGōdne morgen, Eadric!Good morning, Eadric!
- EadricGōdne morgen, Eadgyth.Good morning, Eadgyth.
- EadgythHwæt dēst þū on þissum morgene?What are you doing this morning?
- EadricIċ gā tō þām feldum.I am going to the fields.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “morning” translations and entries morgen, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0, Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
