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Old English · verb

weorpan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈwe͜or.pɑn/
[ˈwe͜orˠ.pɑn]
Syllables
ˈwe͜or · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
drive outwarpthroweject

Meaning

  1. to throw

  2. to cast (into a form or shape)

  3. to cast or drive out, eject

Conjugation

Conjugation of weorpan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular weorpewearp
2nd singular wierpstwurpe
3rd singular wierpþwearp
Plural weorpaþwurpon
Subjunctive
Singular weorpewurpe
Plural weorpenwurpen
Non-finite forms of weorpan
Form
Infinitive weorpan
Inflected infinitive weorpenne
Imperative singular weorp
Imperative plural weorpaþ
Present participle weorpende
Past participle worpenġeworpen

All forms (15)

Etymology

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

Descendants

warp

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