Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forwonder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-won-der
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To astonish; fill with wonder or amazement.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Let the window glow, let the air be soft and weary, let it be forwondered, weary, let them taste of the evening sun, of this place they have fallen, let them taste of saving love again, let them call it beauty."
"The wise of the weathers forwondered they were."

Etymology

From Middle English forwonderen. By surface analysis, for- + wonder. Compare Dutch verwonderen, German verwundern (“to astonish, amaze, bewilder, astound”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: forwonderen

Usage

Inflected Forms

forwonders (present, singular) forwondering (participle, present) forwondered (participle, past) forwondered (past)

Questions

What does forwonder mean?: To astonish; fill with wonder or amazement.
Where does forwonder come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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