Old English · verb
þurhwunian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /θurxˈwu.ni.ɑn/[θurˠxˈwu.ni.ɑn]
- Syllables
- θurx · ˈwu · ni · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- continue
Meaning
-
to continue
...ac hi þurhwunodon swa þeah on þam gewinne oð deað.
...but they nevertheless continued in that warfare till death.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | þurhwuniġe | þurhwunode |
| 2nd singular | þurhwunast | þurhwunodest |
| 3rd singular | þurhwunaþ | þurhwunode |
| Plural | þurhwuniaþ | þurhwunodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | þurhwuniġe | þurhwunode |
| Plural | þurhwuniġen | þurhwunoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | þurhwunian |
| Inflected infinitive | þurhwunienne |
| Imperative singular | þurhwuna |
| Imperative plural | þurhwuniaþ |
| Present participle | þurhwuniende |
| Past participle | þurhwunod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
þurh- + wunian
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