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
  2. miraculous

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wunderlic, wunnderrlik, wunderlich, wonderly

References

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