Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Literally, “morning hour has gold in the mouth”. From an earlier Morgenstund hat Gold in Mund.

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Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund

1. the early bird gets the worm

• The word Mund (“hand”) is not to be confused with the word Mund (“mouth”). Compare Icelandic morgunstund gefur gull í mund, with mund (“hand”), not munni (“mouth”).