bewonder

Etymology

From be- + wonder. Compare Dutch bewonderen (“to admire”), German bewundern (“to admire”), Swedish beundra (“to admire”).

verb

  1. To wonder about; wonder over; wonder at; regard wonderingly; admire.
  2. To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.“The other seeing his astonishment, / How he bewonder'd was, and how he far'd […]”