wunnia

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Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *wunnju.

Cognate with Old English wynn, Old High German wunna (German Wonne). Related to Old Saxon wini, wennian. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin venus, Old Irish fine, Welsh gwen) and Albanian uri (hunger, desire).

Noun[edit]

wunnia f

  1. joy, delight
  2. the runic character

Declension[edit]