Morn Meaning
/mɔːn/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounMorning.
Sentence Examples
It was the lark, the herald of the morn, no nightingale.
His wedding morn would bring death to her and change her to foam.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the early ____ of every spring, the birds begin to sing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I love the quiet of the early ____, when the sun is just beginning to rise and the world feels fresh and full of new possibility.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English morn, morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥kéno, *mr̥kóno, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko, from *mer- (“to shimmer, glisten”). See also West Frisian moarn, Low German Morgen, Dutch morgen, German Morgen, Danish morgen, Norwegian morgon; also Lithuanian mérkti (“to blink, twinkle”), Sanskrit मरी॑चि (márīci, “ray of light”), Greek μέρα (méra, “morning”). Doublet of morrow and morgen. See also morning.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But look, the morn, in russet mantle clad, / Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill. / Break we our watch up, and by my advice, / Let us impart what we have seen tonight"
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], lines 165-168:
"Praise the Lord, His mercy is more. Stronger than darkness, new ev'ry morn. Our sins, they are many; His mercy is more."
— 2016, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, “His Mercy Is More”, in Church Songs:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the early ____ of every spring, the birds begin to sing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I love the quiet of the early ____, when the sun is just beginning to rise and the world feels fresh and full of new possibility.