þurhwadan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
þurhwadan
- (transitive) to pass through
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Hātan ofnes wylm þurhwōdon...
- (They) passed through an oven's fire to be named/bidden...
- (transitive) to penetrate
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Ðæt swurd þurhwōd wyrm, ðæt hit on wealle ætstōd.
- The sword penetrated the worm/snake, that it came to rest in the wall.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of þurhwadan (strong class 6)
| infinitive | þurhwadan | þurhwadenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þurhwade | þurhwōd |
| second person singular | þurhwætst | þurhwōde |
| third person singular | þurhwætt, þurhwæt | þurhwōd |
| plural | þurhwadaþ | þurhwōdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þurhwade | þurhwōde |
| plural | þurhwaden | þurhwōden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þurhwad | |
| plural | þurhwadaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þurhwadende | þurhwæden, þurhwaden | |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þurhwadan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.