weorpan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wer-. Cognate with Old Frisian werpa, Old Saxon werpan (Dutch werpen), Old High German werfan (German werfen), Old Norse verpa (Danish verpe), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽. The Indo-European root also led to Latin verbera, Old Slavic vr’ba (Russian верба).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈweorpan/

Verb

weorpan (strong class III) (wearp ‘he threw’; wurpon ‘they threw’; ġeworpen ‘thrown’)

1. to throw, cast down, warp