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weorþ

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“towards, opposite”), used substantively as a noun. Cognate with Old Frisian werth, Old Saxon werth, Old High German werd, German wert (adjective), Wert (noun), Dutch waard (adjective), Old Norse verðr (adjective), verð (noun) (Swedish värd), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (wairþs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /we͜orθ/, [we͜orˠθ]

Adjective

weorþ (comparative weorþra, superlative weorþost or weorþust or weorþest or weorþast)

  1. worth, deserving
  2. honoured, esteemed

Usage notes

  • In the first sense, when something's worth (e.g. financial value) is explicitly stated, it is often indicated with the genitive case: Þæt is twentiġ sċillinga weorð ("That's worth twenty shillings").

Declension

More information Singular, Masculine ...
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative weorþ weorþ weorþ
Accusative weorþne weorþe weorþ
Genitive weorþes weorþre weorþes
Dative weorþum weorþre weorþum
Instrumental weorþe weorþre weorþe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative weorþe weorþa, weorþe weorþ
Accusative weorþe weorþa, weorþe weorþ
Genitive weorþra weorþra weorþra
Dative weorþum weorþum weorþum
Instrumental weorþum weorþum weorþum
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Declension of weorþ — Strong
More information Singular, Masculine ...
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative weorþa weorþe weorþe
Accusative weorþan weorþan weorþe
Genitive weorþan weorþan weorþan
Dative weorþan weorþan weorþan
Instrumental weorþan weorþan weorþan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative weorþan weorþan weorþan
Accusative weorþan weorþan weorþan
Genitive weorþra, weorþena weorþra, weorþena weorþra, weorþena
Dative weorþum weorþum weorþum
Instrumental weorþum weorþum weorþum
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Declension of weorþ — Weak

Noun

weorþ n (nominative plural weorþ)

  1. worth, price, value
    • Laws of King Ine
      Oxan horn bið X pæninga weorð.
      The worth of an ox's horn is ten pennies.
  2. honour, dignity

Usage notes

  • When buying, selling, etc. something at or for a certain price, the preposition mid is used with the instrumental case (or the dative in later Old English), not æt or for: Iċ ġebohte þrēo ċicenu mid healfe weorðe ("I bought three chickens for half-price").

Declension

Strong a-stem:

More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative weorþ weorþ
accusative weorþ weorþ
genitive weorþes weorþa
dative weorþe weorþum
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: worth

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