þurhbirnan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to þurh- +‎ birnan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θurxˈbir.nɑn/, [θurˠxˈbirˠ.nɑn]

Verb

þurhbirnan

1. to burn through or thoroughly

Conjugation

Conjugation of þurhbirnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	þurhbirnan	þurhbirnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þurhbirne	þurhbarn, þurhborn, þurhbearn
second person singular	þurhbirnst	þurhburne
third person singular	þurhbirnþ	þurhbarn, þurhborn, þurhbearn
plural	þurhbirnaþ	þurhburnon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þurhbirne	þurhburne
plural	þurhbirnen	þurhburnen
imperative
singular	þurhbirn
plural	þurhbirnaþ
participle	present	past
	þurhbirnende	þurhburnen

Derived terms

• þurhburnen (“thoroughly burnt, burnt through”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þurhbirnan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.