werpen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch werpen, from Old Dutch werpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Cognate with German werfen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrpə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: wer‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛrpən

Verb

werpen

  1. (transitive) to throw
  2. (transitive, of animals) to give birth

Inflection

Inflection of werpen (strong class 3+7)
infinitive werpen
past singular wierp
past participle geworpen
infinitive werpen
gerund werpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular werp wierp
2nd person sing. (jij) werpt wierp
2nd person sing. (u) werpt wierp
2nd person sing. (gij) werpt wierpt
3rd person singular werpt wierp
plural werpen wierpen
subjunctive sing.1 werpe wierpe
subjunctive plur.1 werpen wierpen
imperative sing. werp
imperative plur.1 werpt
participles werpend geworpen
1) Archaic.

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: werp

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch werpan.

Verb

werpen

  1. to throw
  2. to cast off, to lose
  3. to give birth (of animals)
  4. to damage, to hurt by throwing something (such as stones)
  5. to stone, to kill by throwing something (such as stones)

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive werpen
3rd sg. past warp
3rd pl. past worpen
Past participle geworpen
Infinitive werpen
In genitive werpens
In dative werpene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular werpe warp
2nd singular werps, werpes worps, worpes
3rd singular werpt, werpet warp
1st plural werpen worpen
2nd plural werpt, werpet worpt, worpet
3rd plural werpen worpen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular werpe worpe
2nd singular werps, werpes worpes
3rd singular werpe worpe
1st plural werpen worpen
2nd plural werpt, werpet worpet
3rd plural werpen worpen
Imperative Present
Singular werp, werpe
Plural werpt, werpet
Present Past
Participle werpende geworpen

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English weorpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛrpən/, /ˈwarpən/, /ˈwurpən/

Verb

werpen (third-person singular simple present werpeth, present participle werpynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative warp, past participle worpen)

  1. To throw; to fling:
    1. To cast down; to throw off.
    2. To throw into (hell, confinement).
    3. (rare) To throw open (a gate).
    4. (Early Middle English, rare) To sprinkle; to scatter.
  2. (in figurative use) To throw out:
    1. To thrust one's limb, head or hand out.
    2. To drive out; to force away.
    3. To speak; to talk.
    4. To produce (seeds, eggs)
    5. (Early Middle English, rare) To cast a gaze at.
  3. Senses related to weaving:
    1. To weave (interlace thread).
    2. To warp threads; to arrange threads into a warp.
    3. (figurative) To contrive; to scheme.
  4. To rush or bound out.
  5. (Late Middle English) To warp; to bend.
  6. (rare) To clothe oneself; to dress.
  7. (Early Middle English, rare) To draw lots.
  8. (Late Middle English, rare) To fill up; to stuff.

Usage notes

  • Weak forms of this verb are not found before the end of the 14th century.

Conjugation

Conjugation of werpen (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) werpen, werpe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular werpe warp, werped
2nd-person singular werpest worpe, warp, werpedest
3rd-person singular werpeth warp, werped
subjunctive singular werpe worpe1, werped1
imperative singular —
plural2 werpen, werpe worpen, worpe, werpeden, werpede
imperative plural werpeth, werpe —
participles werpynge, werpende worpen, worpe, werped, yworpen, yworpe

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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References

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