þurhwunian

Old English

Etymology

þurh- +‎ wunian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θurxˈwu.ni.ɑn/, [θurˠxˈwu.ni.ɑn]

Verb

þurhwunian

  1. to continue
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"
      ...ac hi þurhwunodon swa þeah on þam gewinne oð deað.
      ...but they nevertheless continued in that warfare till death.
    • 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.

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

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