MORN

morning, morn, morning time, forenoon

(noun) the time period between dawn and noon; “I spent the morning running errands”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

morn (countable and uncountable, plural morns)

(now poetic) Morning.

• William Shakespeare, Hamlet, lines 165-168,

Synonyms

• morning, morrow; see also morning

Anagrams

• NORM, Norm, Norm., norm, norm.

Source: Wiktionary


Morn, n. Etym: [OE. morwen, morgen, AS. morgen; akin to D. morgen, OS. morgan, G. morgen, Icel. morginn, morgunn, Sw. morgon, Dan. morgen, Goth. maĂşrgins. Cf. Morrow, Morning.]

Definition: The first part of the day; the morning; -- used chiefly in poetry. From morn To noun he fell, from noon to dewy eve. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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