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Old English
Etymology
From þunor (“thunder”) + -ian.
Pronunciation
Verb
þunrian
- to thunder
Sē dæġ wæs stormiġ, and þæt ġīet wierse 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 was standing there and heard it said that it had thundered. Some said that an angel had spoken with him.
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