þurh

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See also: thurh, ðurh, and þurh-

Old English

Alternative forms

þuruh, ðurh, ðorh, þorh, þerh, ðerh, þurg

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“to pass through”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θurx/,

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.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
  Sē wer meahte unēaðe þurh hine selfne ārīsan oþþe gān.
  The man could barely get up or walk by himself.

Descendants

Middle English: thurgh, thruh, thorouȝ, thoruh, thuruh, thurh, thrugh, thruch, thoruȝ, þoruȝ, trugh
- English: through, thorough
- Scots: throuch, thorow
- Yola: trugh, draugh

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