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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/worpōn

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wurpōną, from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (to turn, bend).

Verb

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*worpōn

  1. to throw, hurl

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *worpōn
1st sg. past *worpōdā
Infinitive *worpōn
Genitive infin. *worpōnijas
Dative infin. *worpōnijē
Instrum. infin. *worpōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *worpō *worpōdā
2nd singular *worpōs *worpōdēs, *worpōdōs
3rd singular *worpōþ *worpōdē, *worpōdā
1st plural *worpōm *worpōdum
2nd plural *worpōþ *worpōdud
3rd plural *worpōnþ *worpōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *worpō *worpōdī
2nd singular *worpōs *worpōdī
3rd singular *worpō *worpōdī
1st plural *worpōm *worpōdīm
2nd plural *worpōþ *worpōdīd
3rd plural *worpōn *worpōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *worpō
Plural *worpōþ
Present Past
Participle *worpōndī *worpōd
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Descendants

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  • Old English: worpian
  • Old Saxon: *worpōn
  • Old High German: worfōn