wundor

wundor

Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿundor

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”). Cognate with Old Frisian wunder, wonder (West Frisian wûnder, wonder), Old Saxon wundar (Low German wunder, wunner), Old Dutch wundar (Dutch wonder), Old High German wuntar (German Wunder), Old Norse undr (Danish under, Icelandic undur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwundor/

Noun

wundor n

1. miracle, wonder, marvel

   Hit wæs wundor þæt wē þā eorþbeofunge ġenǣson.

   It was a miracle that we survived the earthquake.

   Þæt wundor nis hū sēo weorold is, ac þæt hēo is.

   The wonder is not how the world is, but that it is.

Declension

Declension of wundor (strong a-stem)

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

Derived terms

• wundorful
• wundorlīċ
• wundorlīċe
• wundrian

Descendants

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