werfan

Old High German

Alternative forms

• ƿerpan — Manuscript spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw, to cast”).

Verb

werfan

1. to (transitive) throw
2. to (transitive) tear

Conjugation

Conjugation of werfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	werfan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wirfu, wirfo	warf
2nd person singular	wirfis, wirfist	wurfi
3rd person singular	wirfit	warf
1st person plural	werfem, werfemēs	wurfum, wurfumēs
2nd person plural	werfet	wurfut
3rd person plural	werfant	wurfun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	werfe	wurfi
2nd person singular	werfēs, werfēst	wurfīs, wurfīst
3rd person singular	werfe	wurfi
1st person plural	werfēm, werfemēs	wurfīm, wurfīmēs
2nd person plural	werfēt	wurfīt
3rd person plural	werfēn	wurfīn
imperative	present
singular	wirf
plural	werfet
participle	present	past
	werfanti	giworfan

Derived terms

• abafirwerfan (“to throw away, throw the rider”)
• anafirwerfan (“to throw away, throw in”)
• anawerfan (“to throw, send, aim”)
• biwerfan (“to cover, stuff, stone”)
• danawerfan (“drive away”)
• duruhwerfan (“to throw through”)
• firwerfan (“to throw away, despise , remove, throw out”)
• forawerfan (“throw forward”)
• furiwerfan
• gaganwerfan (“to thrust, throw against”)
• giwerfan (“to throw, push, bring forth”)
• hinawerfan (“to throw away, reject”)
• ingaganwerfan (“to throw against”)
• intwerfan (“to dissolve, lose courage”)
• inwerfan (“to throw in”)
• irwerfan (“to remove, reject, disprove”)
• mitiwerfan (“to throw with”)
• nidarfirwerfan (“to throw down”)
• nidarwerfan (“to throw down”)
• ubarwerfan (“to throw over”)
• untarwerfan (“to subject”)
• widarwerfan (“to throw out, reject, place”)
• zisamanegiwerfan (“to put together”)
• zisamanewerfan (“to throw together”)
• ziwerfan (“to disperse, destroy”)
• zuowerfan (“to add”)
• ūfwerfan (“to throw up”)
• ūzfirwerfan (“to throw out”)
• ūzirwerfan (“to throw out”)
• ūzwerfan (“to throw out, drive, send, tear”)

 

Descendants

• Middle High German: wërfen
  • German: werfen