awerpen
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English āweorpan; equivalent to a- + werpen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]awerpen (chiefly Early Middle English)
- To cast down; to throw off.
- To defeat; to win against.
- (rare) To warp; to twist.
- (rare) To repudiate.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of awerpen (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
[edit]- “awǒrpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms prefixed with a-
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