þurhwlitan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to þurh- +‎ wlītan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θurxˈwliːtɑn/

Verb

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

Conjugation of þurhwlītan (strong class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	þurhwlītan	tō þurhwlītenne
1st-person singular	þurhwlīte	þurhwlāt
2nd-person singular	þurhwlītest	þurhwlite
3rd-person singular	þurhwlīteþ	þurhwlāt
plural	þurhwlītaþ	þurhwliton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	þurhwlīte	þurhwlite
plural	þurhwlīten	þurhwliten
imperative
singular	þurhwlīt
plural	þurhwlītaþ
participle	present	past
	þurhwlītende	(ġe)þurhwliten

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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