werp

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch werpen, Middle Dutch werpen, from Old Dutch werpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Cognate with German werfen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

werp (present werp, present participle werpende, past participle gewerp)

  1. (transitive) to throw
    Synonyms: gooi, smyt

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛrp

Verb

werp

  1. inflection of werpen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

werp

  1. alternative form of werpen

Etymology 2

Noun

werp

  1. alternative form of warp
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