† wonder thingn.
Obsolete.
A wonderful thing, wonder, marvel.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder
wonderc700
wonderinga1100
selcouthc1175
sellya1200
ferlyc1275
wondernessc1275
wonder thingc1290
adventurec1300
marvelc1300
marvellingc1400
wonderelc1440
signc1450
admiration1490
wonderment1542
wondering stockc1555
miracle-worker1561
singularity1576
stupor mundi1587
miracle1595
marvellation1599
portent1607
astonishment1611
prodigy1616
magnale1623
magnality1646
mirable1646
phenomenon1741
gaping-stock1817
reacher1825
stunner1829
buster1833
caution1834
merry-go-rounder1838
knock-down1843
astonisher1871
marvelry1874
mazer1876
phenom1881
whizzer1888
knock-out1892
whizz1908
doozy1916
doozer1930
heart-stopper1940
blockbuster1942
ooh-ah1957
mind-blower1968
stonker1987
c1290 St. Brendan 677 in S. Eng. Leg. 238 A wonder þing it was to seo..A so gret best a-boute wiende.
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxviii[i]. 18 I sall bihalde wondirthyngis [L. mirabilia] of þi laghe.
a1400 Sir Beues (A.) 1527 A wonder-þing now ȝe may here.
a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 53 He sware..Ther wase told hym a wondyr-thyng In hys chambyr to nyght.
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 245 This hindir nycht..To me wes tawld ane windir [a1586 wondrous] thing.
1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. Diii A wonder thyng what thyngs these olde thyngs tell.
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