forwerpen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English forweorpan (“to throw away, cast out, reject”), from Proto-Germanic *frawerpaną; equivalent to for- + werpen.
Cognate with Dutch verwerpen (“to reject”), German verwerfen (“to reject, discard, dismiss”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
forwerpen
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of forwerpen (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References edit
- “forwerpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.