forwerpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• forrwerrpenn, forwarpen

Etymology

From Old English forweorpan (“to throw away, cast out, reject”), from Proto-Germanic *frawerpaną; equivalent to for- +‎ werpen.

Cognate with Dutch verwerpen (“to reject”), German verwerfen (“to reject, discard, dismiss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrˈwɛrpən/, /fɔrˈwarpən/

Verb

forwerpen

1. To expel or reject.
2. To repudiate; to abandon.
3. (rare) To fail to do; to avoid doing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forwerpen (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) forwerpen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	forwerpe	forwarp
2nd-person singular	forwerpest	forworpe, forwarp
3rd-person singular	forwerpeth	forwarp
subjunctive singular	forwerpe	forworpe1
imperative singular		—
plural2	forwerpen, forwerpe	forworpen, forworpe
imperative plural	forwerpeth, forwerpe	—
participles	forwerpynge, forwerpende	forworpen, forworpe

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

• “forwerpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.