Old English · verb
þurhwadan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class VI
- IPA
- /θurxˈwɑ.dɑn/[θurˠxˈwɑ.dɑn]
- Syllables
- θurx · ˈwɑ · dɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- pass
Meaning
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to pass through
Hātan ofnes wylm þurhwōdon...
(They) passed through an oven's fire to be named/bidden...
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online: -
to penetrate
Ðæt swurd þurhwōd wyrm, ðæt hit on wealle ætstōd.
The sword penetrated the worm/snake, that it came to rest in the wall.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | þurhwade | þurhwōd |
| 2nd singular | þurhwætst | þurhwōde |
| 3rd singular | þurhwættþurhwæt | þurhwōd |
| Plural | þurhwadaþ | þurhwōdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | þurhwade | þurhwōde |
| Plural | þurhwaden | þurhwōden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | þurhwadan |
| Inflected infinitive | þurhwadenne |
| Imperative singular | þurhwad |
| Imperative plural | þurhwadaþ |
| Present participle | þurhwadende |
| Past participle | þurhwædenþurhwaden |
All forms (15)
Etymology
Equivalent to þurh- + wadan.
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