"morgen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morgen [plural], morgens [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch morgen and German Morgen, both literally "morning", probably originally indicated the amount of land that can be ploughed by a team of oxen in a morning. Doublet of morn and morrow. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|morgen}} Dutch morgen, {{bor|en|de|Morgen}} German Morgen, {{doublet|en|morn|morrow}} Doublet of morn and morrow Head templates: {{en-noun|morgen|s}} morgen (plural morgen or morgens)
  1. (chiefly historical) A unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germany, where it was equivalent to about two-thirds of an acre. Now used informally in Germany to mean one quarter of a hectare. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-morgen-en-noun-yNsjPa3Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 10 0 46 13 10 8 0 0

Inflected forms

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