Old English · verb
þurhteon
Normalised þurhtēon
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /θurxˈte͜oːn/[θurˠxˈte͜oːn]
- Syllables
- θurx · ˈte͜oːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- perpetrateproposalachieveafford
Meaning
-
to grant a request/proposal
Lucius bæd ðæt hē cristen gedōn wǣre, and hē þurhtēah ðæt hē bæd.
Lucius asked that he got made a Christian, and he granted what he asked.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online: -
to carry something out
Ðæt ne ðæt mihte mid ðȳ māran ealdorlīcnesse ðurhtēon and gefremman.
Could not carry that out and perform that with the greater authority thereafter.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online: -
to carry something through or on, accomplish, perform, perpetrate
Ne mæg se ælmihtiga Wealdend þurhtēon ðæt hē dō his ðēowan rīce?
Cannot the almighty Ruler accomplish the enriching of his servants?
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online: -
to achieve something, bring something about
On Criste ānum is ealles siges fylnes þurhtogen.
In Christ alone does the fullness of all victory come to pass.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online: -
to afford something
Sȳ him gefultumad and frōfor þurhtogen.
Be him supported and comfort afforded.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online: -
to undergo something
Swā swā wīf ācenþ bearn and þrowaþ micel earfoþu æfter ðam ðe hēo ǣr micelne lust þurhtēah.
Even as a woman brings forth a child and suffers much difficulty after she underwent great lust earlier.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online: -
to draw, drag something
On wītu helle mann gālnys þurhtȳhð.
Lustfulness drags man into hell's punishment.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | þurhtēo | þurhtēah |
| 2nd singular | þurhtīehst | þurhtuge |
| 3rd singular | þurhtīehþ | þurhtēah |
| Plural | þurhtēoþ | þurhtugon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | þurhtēo | þurhtuge |
| Plural | þurhtēon | þurhtugen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | þurhtēon |
| Inflected infinitive | þurhtēonne |
| Imperative singular | þurhtēoh |
| Imperative plural | þurhtēoþ |
| Present participle | þurhtēonde |
| Past participle | þurhtogen |
All forms (13)
Etymology
Equivalent to þurh- + tēon.
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