þrowian

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þrowian, wk.v: to suffer; to suffer martyrdom; to pay for, atone for. (THRO-wih-yahn / ˈθrɔ-wɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a king seated in a throne, a sword in his right hand, a scabbard in his left, and an arrow in his chest; he is depicted within a roundel labelled with the name Edward.
Edward the Martyr in an early 14th-century genealogical roll of the kings of England; British Library, Royal MS 14 B VI. [wikipedia.org]

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