þurhwadan
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.