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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“to pass through”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
þurh (+ accusative)
- through
Þā cempan cōmon hēr þurh and ofslōgon ealle.- The soldiers came through here and killed everyone.
Þurh reġn and snāw and þā þīestran dene, iċ þē wille beran, þæt iċ līfes āscunga ne āsciġe.- Through rain and snow and the dark valley, I want to carry you, without asking the questions of life.
- by means of: by, through, via
Candel ne forlīest nāwiht þurh þæt þe hēo ōðre candle æleþ.- A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Descendants
- Middle English: thurgh, thruh, thorouȝ, thoruh, thuruh, thurh, thrugh, thruch, thoruȝ, þoruȝ, trugh