אויפֿוואָרף

Yiddish

Etymology

By surface analysis, אויפֿ־ (oyf-) +‎ וואָרף (vorf, “toss, throw”). Compare German aufwerfen (“to raise (e.g. questions, concerns)”).

Noun

אויפֿוואָרף • (oyfvorf) m, plural אויפֿוואָרפֿן (oyfvorfn)

1. reproach, reproof, accusation

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אויפֿוואָרף”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אױפֿװאָרף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].