aweorpan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *uzwerpaną. Equivalent to ā- +‎ weorpan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈwe͜or.pɑn/, [ɑːˈwe͜orˠ.pɑn]

Verb

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āweorpan

  1. to throw out or away
  2. to reject
  3. to throw off, free oneself from
  4. to expel
  5. to abort (a fetus)
  6. to shed (skin)
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost"
      Sēo nǣdre āwierpþ ǣlċe ġēare hire ealdan haman, and biþ þonne befangen mid ælnīewum felle.
      Snakes shed their old skin every year, and then are covered with all-new skin.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: awerpen

See also

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