geondhweorfan

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Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ġeond- +‎ hweorfan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /je͜ondˈxwe͜or.fɑn/,

Verb

ġeondhweorfan

  1. (transitive) to turn or pass through, traverse
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
      grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
      seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.
      when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
      greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
      comrades of men. They often swim away.

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