þrowian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrōwijaną. Cognate with Old High German druoen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrowiɑn/ (poetic IPA(key): /ˈθroːwiɑn/)

Verb

þrowian (poetic þrōwian)

  1. to suffer, endure
    ic geswincdagum earfoðhwile oft þrowade. I often suffered times of hardship, days of toil. (The Seafarer)

Conjugation

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