weorpan

Old English

Alternative forms

• wurpan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werb-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜or.pɑn/, [ˈwe͜orˠ.pɑn]

Verb

weorpan

1. to throw
2. to cast (into a form or shape)
3. to cast or drive out, eject

Conjugation

Conjugation of weorpan (strong class 3)

infinitive	weorpan	weorpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	weorpe	wearp
second person singular	wierpst	wurpe
third person singular	wierpþ	wearp
plural	weorpaþ	wurpon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	weorpe	wurpe
plural	weorpen	wurpen
imperative
singular	weorp
plural	weorpaþ
participle	present	past
	weorpende	(ġe)worpen

Derived terms

• āweorpan
• beweorpan
• forweorpan
• ġeweorpan
• oferweorpan
• ofweorpan
• onweġ weorpan
• onweorpan
• tōweorpan
• wiþweorpan

Related terms

• worpian
• wyrp
• wyrpan

Descendants

• Middle English: werpen
  • English: warp
  • Scots: warp