wundor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wundrą. Cognate with Old Frisian wunder, Old Saxon wundar, Old Dutch wundar, Old High German wuntar, Old Norse undr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwun.dor/

Noun

wundor n

1. miracle, wonder, marvel
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"

     Māre wundor is þæt God Ælmihtiġ ǣlce dæġ fēt ealne middanġeard,

     A greater miracle it is that God Almighty every day feeds all the world,...

Declension

Declension of wundor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wundor	wundor, wundru
accusative	wundor	wundor, wundru
genitive	wundres	wundra
dative	wundre	wundrum

Derived terms

• sundorwundor
• wundorful
• wundorġiefu
• wundorlīċ
• wundrian
• wundortācn

Descendants

• Middle English: wunder, wonder
  • English: wonder
  • Scots: wunner