werfen

From Middle High German wërfen, from Old High German werfan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną. Cognate with Old Saxon werpan, Dutch werpen, English warp.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁfən/, [ˈvɛɐ̯fɱ̩], [ˈvɛɐ̯fən], [ˈvɛʁfɱ̩], [ˈvɛʁfən]

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werfen (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present wirft, past tense warf, past participle geworfen, past subjunctive würfe, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to throw
2. (transitive, computing, exception handling) to throw

   Der Konstruktor mit dem einen Parameter wirft in diesem Falle eine Ausnahme.

   The constructor with this one parameter throws an exception in this case.

3. (transitive) To cast

   einen Schatten werfen ― to cast a shadow

4. to give birth (of some animals)

   Die Sau wirft ihre Jungen.

   The sow is birthing her young.

5. (reflexive) to throw oneself (auf upon/at)

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From Middle High German werfen, from Old High German werfan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną. While the verb as such is probably inherited, the form seems to have undergone an irregular development, perhaps under influence of German werfen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvæʀfen/, [ˈvæχfən]

werfen (third-person singular present wërft, past participle geworf, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to throw

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From Old High German werfan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną. Akin to Old Saxon werpan, Dutch werpen, Old English weorpan.

wërfen

1. to throw

• Central Franconian: werpe, werfe
• German: werfen
• Luxembourgish: werfen
• Yiddish: וואַרפֿן‎ (varfn)