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

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

Descendants

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

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