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Vinony

morrow

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒɹəʊ/ / /ˈmɔɹəw/ / /ˈmɑɹoʊ/

name

Etymology: * As an Irish surname, variant of McMorrow. * As a French and Walloon surname, Americanized from Moreau, Morin.

  1. A Scottish surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. A place in the United States:

noun

Etymology: From Middle English morwe, apocopic form of morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn.

  1. The next or following day.

    “Two men were walking in the street; one said to the other: “Upon the morrow I will sup with thee.” And the Pestilence grinned a grin that none beheld, baring his dripping teeth, and crept away to see whether upon the morrow those men should sup together.”

    “The balance of the day and evening was filled with preparation for a great hunt—spears were overhauled, quivers were replenished, bows were restrung; and all the while the village witch doctor passed through the busy throngs disposing of various charms and amulets designed to protect the possessor from hurt, or bring him good fortune in the morrow’s hunt.”

  2. Morning.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:morrow.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English morwe, apocopic form of morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn.

  1. To dawn

    “[…] he did her bidding but hardly touched food; after which he lay at full length on his bed all the night through in cogitation deep until morning morrowed.”