werpen

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

Cognate with German werfen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛrpə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wer‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɛrpən

werpen

1. (transitive) to throw
2. (transitive, of animals) to give birth

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• Afrikaans: werp

From Old Dutch werpan.

werpen

1. to throw
2. to cast off, to lose
3. to give birth (of animals)
4. to damage, to hurt by throwing something (such as stones)
5. to stone, to kill by throwing something (such as stones)

• Dutch: werpen
  • Afrikaans: werp
• Limburgish: wèrpe

• “werpen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “werpen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

• warpe, warpen, warpyn, werp, werpe, werrpenn, worpe, wurpen

From Old English weorpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛrpən/, /ˈwarpən/, /ˈwurpən/

werpen (third-person singular simple present werpeth, present participle werpynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative warp, past participle worpen)

1. To throw; to fling:
   1. To cast down; to throw off.
   2. To throw into (hell, confinement).
   3. (rare) To throw open (a gate).
   4. (Early Middle English, rare) To sprinkle; to scatter.
2. (in figurative use) To throw out:
   1. To thrust one's limb, head or hand out.
   2. To drive out; to force away.
   3. To speak; to talk.
   4. To produce (seeds, eggs)
   5. (Early Middle English, rare) To cast a gaze at.
3. Senses related to weaving:
   1. To weave (interlace thread).
   2. To warp threads; to arrange threads into a warp.
   3. (figurative) To contrive; to scheme.
4. To rush or bound out.
5. (Late Middle English) To warp; to bend.
6. (rare) To clothe oneself; to dress.
7. (Early Middle English, rare) To draw lots.
8. (Late Middle English, rare) To fill up; to stuff.

• Weak forms of this verb are not found before the end of the 14th century.

• English: warp
• Scots: warp

• “werpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.