þurhwadan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to þurh- +‎ wadan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θurxˈwɑ.dɑn/, [θurˠxˈwɑ.dɑn]

Verb

þurhwadan

1. (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...

2. (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

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

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þurhwadan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.