morgunn

Morgunn is a term in North Germanic languages that denotes the morning, the early part of the day. In Old Norse and in modern Icelandic, morgunn refers to the period after night and before noon. The word is cognate with the English “morning” and with the Scandinavian forms “morgen” (Danish and Norwegian) and “morgon” (Swedish), reflecting a shared Proto-Germanic ancestry for the concept of the morning.

Etymology: Morgunn derives from a common Germanic root for the start of the day. Across languages, the form has evolved differently, yielding the Icelandic morgunn and the related terms found in English, German, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. The spelling with double “n” is a distinctive feature of the Icelandic form.

Usage: In contemporary Icelandic, morgunn is the standard noun for morning. It also appears in historical or poetic contexts in Old Norse and Icelandic literature. Additionally, morgunn is used, though infrequently, as a given name in Nordic communities.