þurhsmugan
Old English
FWOTD – 18 December 2017
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θurxˈsmuːɣɑn/
Verb
þurhsmūgan
- (transitive) to creep or crawl slowly through something
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Se wyrm ðā tungan tōtȳhþ, and ðā tēð þurhsmȳhþ.
- The snake pulls asunder the tongue and crawls slowly through the teeth.
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- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- (transitive) to go painstakingly over or through details
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Hiġ habbaþ āscrutnod Serium and Priscianum, and þurhsmogen Catus cwydas.
- They have utterly scrutinized Serium and Priscianum and painstakingly gone through Cato's Disticha.
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- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
Conjugation
Conjugation of þurhsmūgan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | þurhsmūgan | tō þurhsmūgenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þurhsmūge | þurhsmēag |
| 2nd-person singular | þurhsmȳhest | þurhsmuge |
| 3rd-person singular | þurhsmȳheþ | þurhsmēag |
| plural | þurhsmūgaþ | þurhsmugon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | þurhsmūge | þurhsmuge |
| plural | þurhsmūgen | þurhsmugen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þurhsmūg | |
| plural | þurhsmūgaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þurhsmūgende | (ġe)þurhsmogen | |
References
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