thonder

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === thoner, thunder, thundre, thonre, thunnere, þunre, thwndur, thundur, thondir, thondyr, þonder, þunder, thounder, thundyr === Etymology === Inherited from Old English þunor, from Proto-West Germanic *þunr. The varieties with -d- are from the oblique stem of þunor, þunr-, which experienced a sound change -nr- → -ndr-; this was leveled into all forms of the word (compare gandre). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθundər/, /ˈθunər/ === Noun === thonder (plural thondres) Thunder (loud noise created during a thunderstorm). A thunderstorm (storm which accompanies such a loud noise). Something which acoustically resembles thunder. Lightning (especially in contexts referring to destruction) (rare) A threat or intimidation. ==== Related terms ==== thonder clappe Thursday ==== Descendants ==== English: thunder Scots: thunner, thuner, thunder, thundir Yola: dhunder, dunder ==== References ==== “thǒnder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 October 2018.