# werpen
## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch werpen, from Old Dutch werpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.
Cognate with German werfen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɛrpə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: wer‧pen
* Rhymes: -ɛrpən

### Verb

werpen
* (transitive) to throw
* (transitive, of animals) to give birth

#### Synonyms

* gooien

#### Derived terms

* aanwerpen
* achternawerpen
* achteromwerpen
* achteroverwerpen
* achteruitwerpen
* achterwerpen
* afwerpen
* bewerpen
* bijeenwerpen
* bijwerpen
* binnenwerpen
* bovenwerpen
* buitenwerpen
* dichtwerpen
* discuswerpen
* doodwerpen
* dooreenwerpen
* doorwerpen
* dwergwerpen
* hamerwerpen
* heenwerpen
* inwerpen
* kapotwerpen
* leegwerpen
* loswerpen
* medewerpen
* meewerpen
* miswerpen
* nawerpen
* nederwerpen
* neerwerpen
* omhoogwerpen
* omlaagwerpen
* omverwerpen
* omwerpen
* ondereenwerpen
* onderwerpen
* ontwerpen
* opeenwerpen
* openwerpen
* opwerpen
* opzijwerpen
* overhoopwerpen
* overwerpen
* ringwerpen
* rondwerpen
* samenwerpen
* schoenwerpen
* speerwerpen
* stukwerpen
* tegenwerpen
* ternederwerpen
* terneerwerpen
* terugwerpen
* toewerpen
* tussenwerpen
* uiteenwerpen
* uitwerpen
* verwerpen
* volwerpen
* voorbijwerpen
* vooroverwerpen
* voortwerpen
* vooruitwerpen
* voorwerpen
* vrijwerpen
* wederomwerpen
* wederopwerpen
* wederwerpen
* weeromwerpen
* weerwerpen
* wegwerpen

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: werp

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

From Old Dutch werpan.

### Verb

werpen
* to throw
* to cast off, to lose
* to give birth (of animals)
* to damage, to hurt by throwing something (such as stones)
* to stone, to kill by throwing something (such as stones)

#### Descendants

* Dutch: werpen
** Afrikaans: werp
* Limburgish: wèrpe

### Further reading

* “werpen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “werpen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* warpe, warpen, warpyn, werp, werpe, werrpenn, worpe, wurpen

### Etymology

From Old English weorpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwɛrpən/, /ˈwarpən/, /ˈwurpən/

### Verb

werpen (third-person singular simple present werpeth, present participle werpynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative warp, past participle worpen)
* To throw; to fling:
** To cast down; to throw off.
** To throw into (hell, confinement).
** (rare) To throw open (a gate).
** (Early Middle English, rare) To sprinkle; to scatter.
* (in figurative use) To throw out:
** To thrust one's limb, head or hand out.
** To drive out; to force away.
** To speak; to talk.
** To produce (seeds, eggs)
** (Early Middle English, rare) To cast a gaze at.
* Senses related to weaving:
** To weave (interlace thread).
** To warp threads; to arrange threads into a warp.
** (figurative) To contrive; to scheme.
* To rush or bound out.
* (Late Middle English) To warp; to bend.
* (rare) To clothe oneself; to dress.
* (Early Middle English, rare) To draw lots.
* (Late Middle English, rare) To fill up; to stuff.

#### Usage notes

* Weak forms of this verb are not found before the end of the 14th century.

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* awerpen
* forwerpen
* iwerpen
* moldewarpe
* warp
* werpynge

#### Descendants

* English: warp
* Scots: warp

#### References

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