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We know, however, that in addition to the sum paid to the bride's guardian, it was customary for the bridegroom to make a present (_morgengifu_) to the bride herself, which, in the case of queens, often consisted of a residence and considerable estates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
deliriumslibrarian commented on the word morgengifu
Anglo Saxon: morning gift, a gift of money or goods given to the bride by her new husband on their wedding day. Abbreviated or elided to Mayfield.
June 14, 2007