forwerpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • forwarpen, forworpen, forwurpen

Etymology

From Old English forweorpan (to throw away, cast out, reject), from for- (far, away) + weorpan (to cast, throw). More at for-, warp.

Verb

forwerpen (third-person singular simple present forwerpeth, present participle forwerpende or forwerpinge, simple past forwarp and forwurpen, past participle forworpen)

  1. (transitive) to cast out, reject, abandon, banish
  2. (transitive) to shed, cast off
  3. (transitive) to renounce, forsay
  4. (transitive) to waste
  5. (transitive) to neglect; to refrain from doing

Descendants

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