(a) To be struck with awe or amazement; feel wonder (about sth.);—also refl.; also with noun clause in apposition to pron. in gen. [quot. a1200(?OE), 2nd]; ben wondred; (b) to marvel (that sth. is so); also, in mixed construction: feel wonder (about sth., how one might employ it) [2nd quot.]; (c) impers. the (him) wondreth, it causes you to feel wonder; it causes him to feel wonder (about sth.); (d) trans. to be amazed at (sth.), admire [after Lat. miror].

(a) To be taken by surprise, be astonished or astounded; be surprised or astonished (by sb. or sth.);—also refl.; ben wondred; (b) to feel surprise or astonishment (that sth. is so, if sth. be true, etc.);—also refl.; also, in mixed construction: be surprised (at sb. that she does not do sth.) [quot. a1225]; (c) impers. me (us, etc.) wondreth, it surprises me (us); I am (we are, etc.) surprised (that sth. is so); also, in mixed construction: we are surprised (at someone’s upbringing that sth. occurs in him) [quot. a1450(a1338)].

(a) To be puzzled; be curious (about sb. or sth.);—sometimes with noun clause in apposition to obj. of prep. or pron. in gen.; also, muse (on sth.);—also refl.; hit is to ~, hit is to ben wondred upon, it is puzzling; (b) to speculate about (what sb. is, how sth. happened, etc.), ponder, puzzle over; ben wondred; ~ on mi-self, ask myself (where sth. is); (c) to puzzle (sb.) [last quot.]; also, impers. me (him) wondreth, it puzzles me (him); it puzzles me (what sth. costs) [quot. c1450(?a1370)]; (d) ppl. wondringe, bewildered.

(a) To gaze with fascination (on sth.); (b) to be filled with admiration; feel admiration (for sb. or sth.); ben wondred; wondringe persoune, a sycophant; (c) to feel loathing; look with horror, loathing, or derision (on sb. or sth.); (d) to cause deep admiration, inspire awe; (e) to admire (sth.).