Meaning of morgengave | Babel Free

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morning gift

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“Der står altså: man skal for at blive rettelig gift trolove konen med mund, og morgendagen efter brylluppet give hende en morgengave, efter som man har lovet hende; når det er sket og øllet er holdt, da er børnene arveberettigede.”

So it is written: to be rightly married, one must engage the wife verbally, and the day after wedding give her a morning gift, in accordance with the promise one has given; and when this has happened and the beer drinking is done, then the children are entitled to inheritance.

“Sådanne ejendomme besad Margrethe i Norge, og skønt hendes mand havde ligget i sin grav i mange år, fik hun også svenskerne til at overdrage hende en morgengave i Sverige.”

Such properties did Margaret possess in Norway, and although her husband had been lying in his grave for many years, she also got the Swedes to give her a morning gift in Sweden.

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