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Sense of "kind, benevolent" is from late Old English in reference to persons or God, from mid-14c.

of
actions. Middle English sense of "holy" is preserved in Good Friday. That of "friendly, gracious" is
from c. 1200. Meaning "fortunate, prosperous, favorable" was in late Old English. As an expression
of satisfaction, from early 15c. Of persons, "skilled (at a profession or occupation), expert," in late Old
English, now typically with at; in Middle English with of or to. Of children, "well-behaved," by 1690s.
Of money, "not debased, standard as to value," from late 14c. From c. 1200 of numbers or quantities,
"large, great," of time or distance, "long;" good while "a considerable time" is from c. 1300; good
way "a great distance" is mid-15c.
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing. ["As You Like It"]

As good as "practically, virtually" is from mid-14c.; to be good for "beneficial to" is from late 14c.
To make good "repay (costs, expenses), atone for (a sin or an offense)" is from late 14c. To have a
good mind "have an earnest desire" (to do something) is from c. 1500. Good deed, good
works were in Old English as "an act of piety;" good deed specifically as "act of service to others"
was reinforced early 20c. by Boy Scouting. Good turn is from c. 1400. Good sport, of persons, is
from 1906. The good book "the Bible" attested from 1801, originally in missionary literature
describing the language of conversion efforts in American Indian tribes. Good to go is attested from
1989.
morning (n.)
"first part of the day" (technically from midnight to noon), late 14c., a contraction of mid-
13c. morwenynge, moregeninge, from morn, morewen (see morn) + suffix -ing, on pattern
of evening. Originally the time just before sunrise.

As an adjective from 1530s; as a greeting by 1895, short for good morning. Morning after in


reference to a hangover is from 1884; in reference to a type of contraception, attested by
1967. Morning sickness as a symptom of pregnancy is from 1793 (Old English
had morgenwlætung). Morning glory, the twining plant, is from 1814, so called because the
colorful trumpet-shaped flowers open only in the early morning. Morning star "Venus in the east
before sunrise" is from 1530s (Old English had morgensteorra "morn-star").
morrow (n.)
"morning," 12c. in compounds (morge-sclep "morning-sleep," morgewile "period around
daybreak"); mid-13c. as morewe; c. 1300 as morwe; a shortened variation of morewen "morrow"
(see morn). It was formerly common in the salutation good morrow (late 14c.).

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