þurhsmugan

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Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to þurh- +‎ smūgan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θurxˈsmuː.ɡɑn/,

Verb

þurhsmūgan

  1. (transitive) to creep or crawl slowly through something
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Se wyrm ðā tungan tōtȳhþ, and ðā tēð þurhsmȳhþ.
      The snake pulls asunder the tongue and crawls slowly through the teeth.
  2. (transitive) to go painstakingly over or through details
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Hiġ habbaþ āscrutnod Serium and Priscianum, and þurhsmogen Catus cwydas.
      They have utterly scrutinized Serium and Priscianum and painstakingly gone through Cato's Disticha.

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