awerpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

awarpen, awarpe

Etymology

From Old English āweorpan; equivalent to a- +‎ werpen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈwɛrpən/, /aˈwarpən/

Verb

awerpen (chiefly Early Middle English)

To cast down; to throw off.
To defeat; to win against.
(rare) To warp; to twist.
(rare) To repudiate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of awerpen (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) awerpen, awerpe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	awerpe	awarp
2nd-person singular	awerpest	aworpe, awarp
3rd-person singular	awerpeth	awarp
subjunctive singular	awerpe	aworpe¹
imperative singular	awerpe	—

plural²	awerpen, awerpe	aworpen, aworpe
imperative plural	awerpeth, awerpe	—

participles	awerpynge, awerpende	aworpen, aworpe

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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

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