"forwerpen" meaning in Middle English

See forwerpen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɔrˈwɛrpən/, /fɔrˈwarpən/
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|forweorpan||to throw away, cast out, reject}} Old English forweorpan (“to throw away, cast out, reject”), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*frawerpaną}} Proto-Germanic *frawerpaną, {{af|enm|for-|werpen}} for- + werpen, {{cog|nl|verwerpen||to reject}} Dutch verwerpen (“to reject”), {{cog|de|verwerfen||to reject, discard, dismiss}} German verwerfen (“to reject, discard, dismiss”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} forwerpen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|werp|warp|worp|worp|c=3|inf2=0|pf=for}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], forwerpen [infinitive], to forwerpen [infinitive], forwerpe [infinitive], forwerpe [first-person, present, singular], forwarp [first-person, past, singular], forwerpest [present, second-person, singular], forworpe [past, second-person, singular], forwerpeth [present, singular, third-person], forwarp [past, singular, third-person], forwerpe [present, singular, subjunctive], forworpe [past, singular, subjunctive], forwerpe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], forwerpen [plural, present], forwerpe [plural, present], forworpen [past, plural], forworpe [past, plural], forwerpeth [imperative, plural, present], forwerpe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], forwerpynge [participle, present], forwerpende [participle, present], forworpen [participle, past], forworpe [participle, past], forrwerrpenn [alternative], forwarpen [alternative]
  1. To expel or reject.
    Sense id: en-forwerpen-enm-verb-7UxXmXfy Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 52 23 24 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with for-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 37 28 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 36 39 25
  2. To repudiate; to abandon.
    Sense id: en-forwerpen-enm-verb-QmdGebd~ Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with for-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 37 28 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 36 39 25
  3. (rare) To fail to do; to avoid doing. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-forwerpen-enm-verb-f6ixRuXP Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with for-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 37 28 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 36 39 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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