Old English · adjective
weorþlic
Normalised weorþliċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwe͜orθ.lit͡ʃ/[ˈwe͜orˠð.lit͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈwe͜orθ · lit͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- worthlyvaluedistinguished
Meaning
-
of worth or value, valuable
-
worthy, noble, distinguished, excellent, splendid
-
worthy, meet, fit, becoming
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | weorþliċ | weorþliċweorþliċuweorþliċo | weorþliċ |
| Accusative | weorþlicne | weorþliċe | weorþliċ |
| Genitive | weorþliċes | weorþlicre | weorþliċes |
| Dative | weorþliċum | weorþlicre | weorþliċum |
| Instrumental | weorþliċe | weorþlicre | weorþliċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | weorþliċe | weorþliċaweorþliċe | weorþliċweorþliċuweorþliċo |
| Accusative | weorþliċe | weorþliċaweorþliċe | weorþliċweorþliċuweorþliċo |
| Genitive | weorþlicra | weorþlicra | weorþlicra |
| Dative | weorþliċum | weorþliċum | weorþliċum |
| Instrumental | weorþliċum | weorþliċum | weorþliċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | weorþliċa | weorþliċe | weorþliċe |
| Accusative | weorþliċan | weorþliċan | weorþliċe |
| Genitive | weorþliċan | weorþliċan | weorþliċan |
| Dative | weorþliċan | weorþliċan | weorþliċan |
| Instrumental | weorþliċan | weorþliċan | weorþliċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | weorþliċan | weorþliċan | weorþliċan |
| Accusative | weorþliċan | weorþliċan | weorþliċan |
| Genitive | weorþlicraweorþliċena | weorþlicraweorþliċena | weorþlicraweorþliċena |
| Dative | weorþliċum | weorþliċum | weorþliċum |
| Instrumental | weorþliċum | weorþliċum | weorþliċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *werþalīkaz (“worthy”), equivalent to weorþ + -līċ. Cognate with Old High German werdlīh.
Descendants
worthly
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