geweorpan

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Old English

Alternative forms

ġewurpan, ġewyrpan

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ weorpan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈwe͜or.pɑn/,

Verb

ġeweorpan

(perfective) to throw and so to reach (+ preposition on, onto or into)
(perfective) to cast off altogether; to cast out (+ adverb ūt, out)
to turn one's self away from, avert
to go away, pass by, depart

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeweorpan (strong class 3)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ġeweorpan	ġeweorpenne
first person singular	ġeweorpe	ġewearp
second person singular	ġewierpst	ġewurpe
third person singular	ġewierpþ	ġewearp
plural	ġeweorpaþ	ġewurpon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeweorpe	ġewurpe
plural	ġeweorpen	ġewurpen
imperative
singular	ġeweorp
plural	ġeweorpaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeweorpende	ġeworpen

Descendants

Middle English: iwerpen

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEWEORPAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEWEORPAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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