verwarfen

Verwarven is a Dutch verb form that appears primarily in historical texts and some regional dialects as a variant of the verb verwerpen, which means to reject or refuse. In contemporary standard Dutch, verwarven is not regarded as the correct past tense form of verwerpen.

Etymology and forms: Verwerpen derives from older Dutch forms related to werpen, “to throw,” with the prefix ver- giving a sense of negation or reversal. In modern standard Dutch, the imperfect past tense is verwierp (or verwierpen for plural), and the past participle is verworpen. The form verwarven is generally considered archaic or dialectal, and when it occurs it is usually not used in formal writing.

Usage and context: If verwarven appears in a text, it is typically an old spelling variant, a nonstandard form, or a regionalism. For editors and readers aiming for standard Dutch, Verwierpen (past tense) and Verworpen (past participle) are the appropriate forms to use. Verwarven may be encountered in historical documents, literary works from earlier centuries, or dialect studies, where it reflects historical inflection patterns or local pronunciation.

See also: verwerpen, verwierpen, verworpen. These terms represent the standard modern inflectional forms of the verb and provide the correct references for comparison and linguistic discussion.