þurhwlitan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • þurhƿlītan

Etymology

Equivalent to þurh- +‎ wlītan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θurxˈwliːtɑn/

Verb

þurhwlītan

  1. 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)
infinitive þurhwlītan tō þurhwlītenne
indicative present past
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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.