werpe

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • werfe (Moselle Franconian; now also Ripuarian via standard German)

Etymology

From Old High German *werpan (attested in arworpanan), northern variant of werfan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

werpe (third-person singular present werp, past tense worp, past participle jeworpe)

  1. (Ripuarian, dated in some dialects) to throw; to cast

Usage notes

  • The second and third persons singular of the present have a vowel change /ɛ/ → /e/, which is not reflected in spelling.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

werpe

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of werpen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

werpe

  1. Alternative form of werpen

Etymology 2

Noun

werpe

  1. Alternative form of warp