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means "that
across which the woof is thrown". (Old
English wearp, from
weorpan, to throw, cf.
German werfen,
Dutch werpen). The warp is the set of yarns...
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afirran from *a+firrijaną). Long ī and ǣ
break only
before h. Examples:
weorpan [
ˈweorpɑn] "to throw" < */ˈwerpan/
wearp [wæɑrp] "threw (sing.)" < */wærp/ feoh...