aweorpan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzwerpaną. Equivalent to ā- +‎ weorpan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈwe͜or.pɑn/, [ɑːˈwe͜orˠ.pɑn]

Verb

āweorpan

1. to throw out or away
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"

     ...and āwearp his wǣpna...

     ...and threw away his weapons,...

2. to reject
3. to throw off, free oneself from
4. to expel
5. to abort (a fetus)
6. to shed (skin)
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost"

     Sēo nǣdre āwierpþ ǣlċe ġēare hire ealdan haman, and biþ þonne befangen mid ælnīewum felle.

     Snakes shed their old skin every year, and then are covered with all-new skin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of āweorpan (strong class 3)

infinitive	āweorpan	āweorpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āweorpe	āwearp
second person singular	āwierpst	āwurpe
third person singular	āwierpþ	āwearp
plural	āweorpaþ	āwurpon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āweorpe	āwurpe
plural	āweorpen	āwurpen
imperative
singular	āweorp
plural	āweorpaþ
participle	present	past
	āweorpende	āworpen

Derived terms

• āworpennes

Related terms

• ǣwyrp

Descendants

• Middle English: awerpen

See also

• onweġ weorpan