good morrow
Archaic morning greeting
Good morrow is an archaic greeting equivalent to good morning, used when meeting someone in the early part of the day.
It appears frequently in Shakespeare and other early modern English texts but sounds deliberately old-fashioned or theatrical in contemporary use.
Good morrow, fair lady.
Someone might use it today for humorous effect or to evoke a Renaissance faire atmosphere.
- mornLiterary term for dawn
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- well metCordial greeting upon meeting
- aveClassical hail or farewell
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
salutation · courtesy · forsooth · prithee · daybreak · break of day · crack of dawn · hark · anon · hello · thou · welcome · sunrise · dawn · civility · cordiality · respect · early bird
greeting vs. farewell
good morrowfarewell
Leave-taking expression
adieu · fare thee well · good night · goodbye · godspeed