oferweorpan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to turn over, overturn
- to throw upon, sprinkle
- (intransitive) to fall down
Etymology
Affix from Old English weorpan (throw, cast away, cast, throw upon, hit, lay hands on, throw open, accuse of, throw away, charge with, expel, hand over, throw off, cast down, drive away, throw out, sprinkle, cast lots).
Origin
Old English
weorpan
Gloss
throw, cast away, cast, throw upon, hit, lay hands on, throw open, accuse of, throw away, charge with, expel, hand over, throw off, cast down, drive away, throw out, sprinkle, cast lots
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Cognates and derived terms
- overthrow English
- overthrowable English
- overthrowal English
- overthrower English
- overthrowest English
- overthroweth English
- throw English
- *werpaną Proto-Germanic
- beweorpan Old English
- forweorpan Old English
- geweorpan Old English
- ofweorpan Old English
- onweorpan Old English
- toweorpan Old English
- weorpan Old English
- wiþweorpan Old English
- ymbweorpan Old English
- overthrowen Middle English