þurhwunian
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θurxˈwu.ni.ɑn/, [θurˠxˈwu.ni.ɑn]
Verb
þurhwunian
- to continue
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr"
- Cristes lufu us neadað þæt we simle þa gódan tihton, þæt hí on gódnysse þurhwunion; and ða yfelan we mynegiað, þæt hí fram heora yfelnessum hrædlice gecyrron.
- Love of Christ compels us ever to stimulate the good, that they continue in goodness; and we admonish the wicked that they may quickly turn from their wickedness.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr"
Conjugation
Conjugation of þurhwunian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | þurhwunian | þurhwunienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þurhwuniġe | þurhwunode |
| second person singular | þurhwunast | þurhwunodest |
| third person singular | þurhwunaþ | þurhwunode |
| plural | þurhwuniaþ | þurhwunodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þurhwuniġe | þurhwunode |
| plural | þurhwuniġen | þurhwunoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þurhwuna | |
| plural | þurhwuniaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þurhwuniende | þurhwunod | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “þurhwunian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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