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Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to þurh- + wadan.
Pronunciation
Verb
þurhwadan
- (transitive) to pass through
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:Hātan ofnes wylm þurhwōdon...- (They) passed through an oven's fire to be named/bidden...
- (transitive) to penetrate
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:Ðæt swurd þurhwōd wyrm, ðæt hit on wealle ætstōd.- The sword penetrated the worm/snake, that it came to rest in the wall.
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