forwerpen

Middle English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to cast out, reject, abandon, banish
  • (transitive) to shed, cast off
  • (transitive) to renounce, forsay
  • (transitive) to waste
  • (transitive) to neglect; to refrain from doing

Etymology

Derived from Old English forweorpan (reject, throw away, cast out, drive off, throw, cast down, squander).

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Old English

forweorpan

Gloss

reject, throw away, cast out, drive off, throw, cast down, squander

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