forwerpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

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, forwerpe
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

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