Old English · verb
þurhsmugan
Normalised þurhsmūgan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /θurxˈsmuː.ɡɑn/[θurˠxˈsmuː.ɣɑn]
- Syllables
- θurx · ˈsmuː · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- detailspainstakinglyslowlycreep
Meaning
-
to creep or crawl slowly through something
Se wyrm ðā tungan tōtȳhþ, and ðā tēð þurhsmȳhþ.
The snake pulls asunder the tongue and crawls slowly through the teeth.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online: -
to go painstakingly over or through details
Hiġ habbaþ āscrutnod Serium and Priscianum, and þurhsmogen Catus cwydas.
They have utterly scrutinized Serium and Priscianum and painstakingly gone through Cato's Disticha.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | þurhsmūge | þurhsmēagþurhsmēah |
| 2nd singular | þurhsmȳġst | þurhsmuge |
| 3rd singular | þurhsmȳġþ | þurhsmēagþurhsmēah |
| Plural | þurhsmūgaþ | þurhsmugon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | þurhsmūge | þurhsmuge |
| Plural | þurhsmūgen | þurhsmugen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | þurhsmūgan |
| Inflected infinitive | þurhsmūgenne |
| Imperative singular | þurhsmūgþurhsmūh |
| Imperative plural | þurhsmūgaþ |
| Present participle | þurhsmūgende |
| Past participle | þurhsmogen |
All forms (16)
Etymology
Equivalent to þurh- + smūgan.
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