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Old English · verb

beweorpan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/beˈwe͜or.pɑn/
[beˈwe͜orˠ.pɑn]
Syllables
be · ˈwe͜or · pɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
mid

Meaning

  1. to throw away, cast down (+ on, into)

  2. to throw about or over

  3. to cover, surround (+ mid, with)

    Wulf is on īeġe, iċ on ōþerre. Fæst is þæt ēġlond, fenne biworpen. Sindon wælrēowe weras þǣr on īġe; willað hȳ hine āþeċġan, ġif hē on þrēat cymeð. Unġelīċe is us.

    Wulf is on an island, I am on another. That island is steady, hemmed in by fens. There are kill-worried men on the island; they wish to take him, if he will come to the crowd. It is differently for us.

    c. 980, Wulf and Eadwacer:

Conjugation

Conjugation of beweorpan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular beweorpebewearp
2nd singular bewierpstbewurpe
3rd singular bewierpþbewearp
Plural beweorpaþbewurpon
Subjunctive
Singular beweorpebewurpe
Plural beweorpenbewurpen
Non-finite forms of beweorpan
Form
Infinitive beweorpan
Inflected infinitive beweorpenne
Imperative singular beweorp
Imperative plural beweorpaþ
Present participle beweorpende
Past participle beworpen

All forms (14)

Etymology

Equivalent to be- + weorpan.

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