þunrian

Old English

Etymology

Derived from þunor (thunder).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθun.ri.ɑn/, [ˈθun.ri.ɑn]

Verb

þunrian

  1. to thunder
    Se dæġ wæs stormiġ, and þæt ġīet wyrse wæs, hit þunrode.
    The day was stormy, and what was worse still, it was thundering.
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 12:29
      Sēo meniġu þe þǣr stōd and þæt ġehīerde sæġdon þæt hit þunrode. Sume sæġdon þæt enġel sprǣċe wiþ hine.
      The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Some said that an angel had spoken with him.

Conjugation

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