þurhwlitan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to þurh- + wlītan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
þurhwlītan
- to look through, penetrate with sight
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Glæs ðæt mon mæg eall þurhwlītan.
- Glass that one may entirely look through.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Wē ne magon hygeþonces ferð ēagum þurhwlītan.
- We may not look through a mind of thought with the eyes.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of þurhwlītan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | þurhwlītan | þurhwlītenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þurhwlīte | þurhwlāt |
| second person singular | þurhwlītst | þurhwlite |
| third person singular | þurhwlītt, þurhwlīt | þurhwlāt |
| plural | þurhwlītaþ | þurhwliton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þurhwlīte | þurhwlite |
| plural | þurhwlīten | þurhwliten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þurhwlīt | |
| plural | þurhwlītaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þurhwlītende | þurhwliten | |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þurhwlitan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.