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weorpan

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weorpan, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>Ib.</b> where the implement used in throwing is given
Wright's OE grammar
§66; §85; §94; §106; §111; §237; §291; §475; §484; §500;
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  • Þá hét hé mid þǽm palistas . . . þæt hiere mon mid þǽm þwyres on wurpe,

      Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 10.
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  • Þá forceáw hé his ágene tungan, and wearp hine þǽr mid on ðæt neb foran,

      Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 52, 25.

  • Hit wæs swá tóbrocen efne swilce hé mid stáne wurpe on þæs fætes forwyrde,

      Gr. D. 105, 6.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “weorpan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/60417.

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