værpe

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish wærpæ, Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną. Cognate with English warp and German werfen (whence Danish verfe). See also varpe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯rb̥ə]

Verb

værpe (imperative værp, infinitive at værpe, present tense værper, past tense værpede, perfect tense har værpet)

1. (archaic, dialect) to eject, throw
2. (archaic) to lay (an egg)

Conjugation

Conjugation of værpe

active passive present værper værpes past værpede værpedes infinitive værpe værpes imperative værp — participle present værpende past værpet (auxiliary verb have) gerund værpen

References

• “værpe” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog