geweorpan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġewurpan, ġewyrpan

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ weorpan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwe͜or.pɑn/, [jeˈwe͜orˠ.pɑn]

Verb

ġeweorpan

1. (perfective) to throw and so to reach (+ preposition on, onto or into)
2. (perfective) to cast off altogether; to cast out (+ adverb ūt, out)
3. to turn one's self away from, avert
4. to go away, pass by, depart

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeweorpan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġeweorpan	ġeweorpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeweorpe	ġewearp
second person singular	ġewierpst	ġewurpe
third person singular	ġewierpþ	ġewearp
plural	ġeweorpaþ	ġewurpon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeweorpe	ġewurpe
plural	ġeweorpen	ġewurpen
imperative
singular	ġeweorp
plural	ġeweorpaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeweorpende	ġeworpen

Descendants

• Middle English: iwerpen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEWEORPAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEWEORPAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.