morgen

[ mawr-guh n ]

/ ˈmɔr gən /

a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.

a unit equal to about two-thirds of an acre (0.3 hectare), formerly used in Prussia, Norway, and Denmark.

Origin of morgen

1620–30, Americanism; < Dutch morgen and German Morgen morgen, morning (as much land as one plows in a morning)

“But that was a pivotal moment—a turning point—for the band,” adds Morgen.

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They had, according to Morgen, “a wonderful, symbiotic relationship with the press.”

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This is sometimes reckoned to contain 160, but sometimes 120 Morgen.

Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland
Heute muss dem Morgen nichts borgen—To-day must borrow nothing of to-morrow.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood

Wir assen dann immitten der Leichen unsern Reis, seit Morgen hatten wir nichts gegessen.

German Atrocities from German Evidence |Joseph Bdier
The morning after the wedding, the husband, before they arose, presented to his wife the morgen gift.

Women of England, Volume 9 (of 10) |Burleigh James Bartlett
Morgen knnen wir's nicht mehr, / Darum lasst uns heute leben!

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood

morgen

/ (ˈmɔːɡən) /

a South African unit of area, equal to about two acres or 0.8 hectare

a unit of area, formerly used in Prussia and Scandinavia, equal to about two thirds of an acre

C17: from Dutch: morning, a morning's ploughing