Old English · adjective

weorþ

Part of speech: adjective
IPA: /we͜orθ/
[we͜orˠθ]
Syllables: we͜orθ (1 syllable)
Modern English: worth price value esteemed deserving honoured

weorþ1 · adjective

Senses

worth, deserving
honoured, esteemed

Declension

Strong declension of weorþ
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
Nominative	weorþe	weorþa weorþe	weorþ
Accusative	weorþe	weorþa weorþe	weorþ
Genitive	weorþra	weorþra	weorþra
Dative	weorþum	weorþum	weorþum
Instrumental	weorþum	weorþum	weorþum

Weak declension of weorþ
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
Nominative	weorþan	weorþan	weorþan
Accusative	weorþan	weorþan	weorþan
Genitive	weorþra weorþena	weorþra weorþena	weorþra weorþena
Dative	weorþum	weorþum	weorþum
Instrumental	weorþum	weorþum	weorþum

weorþ2 · noun · neuter

Senses

worth, price, value

Oxan horn bið X pæninga weorð.

The worth of an ox's horn is ten pennies.
Laws of King Ine
honour, dignity

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of weorþ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	weorþ	weorþ
Accusative	weorþ	weorþ
Genitive	weorþes	weorþa
Dative	weorþe	weorþum

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 (wairþs).

Descendants

worth

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