[wundor-mâððum], st. m., wonder-jewel, wonderful treasure: acc. sg., [2174].

[wundor-smið], st. m., wonder-smith, skilled smith, worker of marvellous things: gen. pl. wundor-smiða geweorc (the ancient giant's sword), [1682].

[wundor-seón], st. f., wondrous sight: gen. pl. wunder-sióna, [996].

[wunian], w. v.: 1) to stand, exist, remain: pres. sg. III. þenden þær wunað on heáh-stede hûsa sêlest (as long as the best of houses stands there on the high place), [284]; wunað he on wiste (lives in plenty), [1736]; inf. on sele wunian (to remain in the hall), [3129]; pret. sg. wunode mid Finne (remained with F.), [1129].—2) w. acc. or dat., to dwell in, to inhabit, to possess: pres. sg. III. wunað wäl-reste (holds his death-bed), [2903]; inf. wäter-egesan wunian scolde..., streámas, [1261]; wîcum wunian, [3084]; w. prep.: pres. sg. Higelâc þær ät hâm wunað, [1924].

ge-wunian, w. acc.: 1) to inhabit: inf. ge-[wunian], [2276].—2) to remain with, stand by: subj. pres. þät hine on ylde eft ge-wunigen wil-ge-sîðas, [22].

[wurðan]. See [weorðan].

[wuton], v. from wîtan, used as interj., let us go! up! w. inf.: wutun gangan tô (let us go to him!), [2649]; uton hraðe fêran! [1391]; uton nu êfstan, [3102].

[wylf], st. f., she-wolf: in comp. brim-wylf.

[wylm], st. m., surge, surf, billow: num. sg. flôdes wylm, [1765]; dat. wintres wylme (with winter's flood), [516]; acc. sg. þurh wäteres wylm, [1694]; acc. pl. heortan wylmas, [2508].—Comp.: breóst-, brim-, byrne-, cear-, fýr-, heaðo-, holm-, sæ-, sorh-wylm. See [wälm].

[wyn], st. f., pleasantness, pleasure, joy, enjoyment: acc. sg. mæste ... worolde wynne (the highest earthly joy), [1081]; eorðan wynne (earth-joy, the delightful earth), [1731]; heofenes wynne (heaven's joy, the rising sun), [1802]; hearpan wynne (harp-joy, the pleasant harp), [2108]; þät he ... ge-drogen häfde eorðan wynne (that he had had his earthly joy), [2728]; dat. sg. weorod wäs on wynne, [2015]; instr. pl. mägenes wynnum (in joy of strength), [1717]; so, [1888].—Comp.: êðel-, hord-, lîf-, lyft-, symbel-wyn.