forwerpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈwɛrpən/, /fɔrˈwarpən/

Verb

forwerpen

  1. To expel or reject.
  2. To repudiate; to abandon.
  3. (rare) To fail to do; to avoid doing.

Conjugation

References

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