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Central Franconian
- 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)
- (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
Verb
werpe
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of werpen
Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
werpe
- Alternative form of werpen
Etymology 2
Noun
werpe
- Alternative form of warp