wundorlic

Old English

Alternative forms

• wunderlīc, wunderlīċ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wundralīk, from Proto-Germanic *wundralīkaz. Cognate with Old Saxon wundarlīk, Old High German wuntarlīh. Equivalent to wundor +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwun.dorˌliːk/, /ˈwun.dorˌliːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

wundorlīc, wundorlīċ

1. wonderful
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24‎^[1]:

     Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…

     I am a wonderful thing, twist my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…

2. miraculous

Declension

Declension of wundorlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wundorlīċ	wundorlīċ, wundorlīċu, wundorlīċo	wundorlīċ
Accusative	wundorlīcne	wundorlīċe	wundorlīċ
Genitive	wundorlīċes	wundorlīcre	wundorlīċes
Dative	wundorlīċum	wundorlīcre	wundorlīċum
Instrumental	wundorlīċe	wundorlīcre	wundorlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wundorlīċe	wundorlīċa, wundorlīċe	wundorlīċ, wundorlīċu, wundorlīċo
Accusative	wundorlīċe	wundorlīċa, wundorlīċe	wundorlīċ, wundorlīċu, wundorlīċo
Genitive	wundorlīcra	wundorlīcra	wundorlīcra
Dative	wundorlīċum	wundorlīċum	wundorlīċum
Instrumental	wundorlīċum	wundorlīċum	wundorlīċum

Declension of wundorlīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wundorlīċa	wundorlīċe	wundorlīċe
Accusative	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċe
Genitive	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan
Dative	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan
Instrumental	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan
Accusative	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan	wundorlīċan
Genitive	wundorlīcra, wundorlīċena	wundorlīcra, wundorlīċena	wundorlīcra, wundorlīċena
Dative	wundorlīċum	wundorlīċum	wundorlīċum
Instrumental	wundorlīċum	wundorlīċum	wundorlīċum

Derived terms

• wundorlīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: wunderlic, wunnderrlik, wunderlich, wonderly
  • English: wonderly
  • Scots: wonderlie

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wundorlíc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.