forwerpen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

forrwerrpenn, forwarpen

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

To expel or reject.
To repudiate; to abandon.
(rare) To fail to do; to avoid doing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *forwerpen* (strong class 3)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) forwerpen, forwerpe

1st-person singular	forwerpe	forwarp
2nd-person singular	forwerpest	forworpe, forwarp
3rd-person singular	forwerpeth	forwarp
subjunctive singular	forwerpe	forworpe¹
imperative singular	forwerpe	—

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

“forwerpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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