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Old English · adjective

wund

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/wund/
Syllables
wund (1 syllable)
Modern English
woundwoundedinjuredsoreinjury

wund1 · adjective

Senses

  1. wounded, injured, sore

    Iċ eom ānhaga īserne wund, bille ġebennod, beadoweorca sæd, eċġum wēriġ.

    I am a lone one wounded with iron, wounded by sword, sated of battle-works, weary by edges.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:

Declension

Strong declension of wund
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wundwundwund
Accusative wundnewundewund
Genitive wundeswundrewundes
Dative wundumwundrewundum
Instrumental wundewundrewunde
Plural
Nominative wundewundawundewund
Accusative wundewundawundewund
Genitive wundrawundrawundra
Dative wundumwundumwundum
Instrumental wundumwundumwundum
Weak declension of wund
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wundawundewunde
Accusative wundanwundanwunde
Genitive wundanwundanwundan
Dative wundanwundanwundan
Instrumental wundanwundanwundan
Plural
Nominative wundanwundanwundan
Accusative wundanwundanwundan
Genitive wundrawundenawundrawundenawundrawundena
Dative wundumwundumwundum
Instrumental wundumwundumwundum

wund2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. a wound, an injury

    Nǣfre lǣċecynn on folcstede findan meahte, þāra þe mid wyrtum wunde ġehǣlde,…

    I could never find physicians on a battlefield, who would heal a wound with herbs,…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of wund
SingularPlural
Nominative wundwundawunde
Accusative wundewundawunde
Genitive wundewunda
Dative wundewundum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wund, from Proto-Germanic *wundaz, from the verb *wundōną (“to wound”).

From Proto-West Germanic *wundu, from Proto-Germanic *wundō.

Descendants

wound

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