wund

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German wunt, from Old High German wunt, from Proto-West Germanic *wund, from Proto-Germanic *wundaz (wounded), from the verb *wundōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vʊnt/
  • Rhymes: -ʊnt
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

wund (strong nominative masculine singular wunder, comparative wunder, superlative am wundesten)

  1. wounded, injured, sore
    Ich habe einen wunden Hals.I have a sore throat.

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Further reading[edit]

  • wund” in Duden online
  • wund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

wund

  1. wounded, injured, sore
    • 10th century, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book[1]:
      Ic eom anhaga iserne wund bille gebennad beadoweorca sæd ecgum werig
      I am a lonely thing, wounded with iron, smitten by sword, sated with battle-work, weary of blades.
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Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

wund f

  1. a wound, an injury
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  • Middle English: wund, wonde, wound

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *wund, from Proto-Germanic *wundaz, from the verb *wundōną.

Adjective[edit]

wund

  1. wounded

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