þurhwlitan

Old English

Alternative forms

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
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