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Old English · verb

þrowian

Normalised þrōwian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθroː.wi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈθroː · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
throeenduresuffermartyred

Meaning

  1. to suffer, endure

    sīþas seċġan, · hū iċ ġeswincdagum earfoðhwīle · oft þrōwade, bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,

    I can utter a true tale about myself, tell goings on how I by days of hardship oft tholed the times of hardship, have withstood bitter sorrow,

    Mæġ iċ be mē sylfum · sōðġied wrecan,

  2. to be martyred

Conjugation

Conjugation of þrowian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þrōwiġeþrōwode
2nd singular þrōwastþrōwodest
3rd singular þrōwaþþrōwode
Plural þrōwiaþþrōwodon
Subjunctive
Singular þrōwiġeþrōwode
Plural þrōwiġenþrōwoden
Non-finite forms of þrowian
Form
Infinitive þrōwian
Inflected infinitive þrōwienne
Imperative singular þrōwa
Imperative plural þrōwiaþ
Present participle þrōwiende
Past participle þrōwodġeþrōwod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrōēn. Cognate with Old High German druoen.

Descendants

throe

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