deorwurþe

Meaning

1. precious, valuable

   Þā brōhte sē cniht tō þām clǣnan mǣdene dēorwurþa ġimmas and woruldlīċe glenċġa and behēt hire welan ġif hēo wolde hine. Then the boy brought the pure maiden valuable gems and worldly decorations and promised her riches if she would [be with] him. Ic ðē secge lxxx wintra of ðām trēowcynne ðe is nemned Sem.

   I tell thee, eighty years, of the wood that is called Sem

   late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

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