wundor

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: wunder, wonder
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