þurhwunian

Old English

Alternative forms

• þurhƿunian — wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to þurh- +‎ wunian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θurxˈwu.ni.ɑn/, [θurˠxˈwu.ni.ɑn]

Verb

þurhwunian

1. to continue
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     His rīce þurhwunaþ on ēcnesse.

     His kingdom will endure forever.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þurhwunian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þurhwunian	þurhwunienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þurhwuniġe	þurhwunode
second person singular	þurhwunast	þurhwunodest
third person singular	þurhwunaþ	þurhwunode
plural	þurhwuniaþ	þurhwunodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þurhwuniġe	þurhwunode
plural	þurhwuniġen	þurhwunoden
imperative
singular	þurhwuna
plural	þurhwuniaþ
participle	present	past
	þurhwuniende	þurhwunod

References

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