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

singular plural
nominative wundor wundor, wundru
accusative wundor wundor, wundru
genitive wundres wundra
dative wundre wundrum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wunder, wonder
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