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wonder-bearing

adj

Etymology

From wonder + bearing. Compare Saterland Frisian wunderboar (“wonderful”), Dutch wonderbaar (“miraculous”), wonderbaarlijk (“fantastic, amazing”), German wunderbar.

  1. derived from *beraną✻ — “to bear; carry”
  2. inherited from *berandz✻
  3. inherited from berende — “bearing; fruitful”
  4. inherited from beringe
  5. formed as wonder-bearing — “wonder + bearing”

Definitions

  1. Bearing or carrying a sense of awe, surprise, or wonder

    Bearing or carrying a sense of awe, surprise, or wonder; wonderful; miraculous.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA