wierþe

Meaning

1. deserving (+gen. of something)

   Ǣlċ cyning biþ cwēne wierðe.

   Every king deserves a queen.

2. entitled (+gen. to something), qualified (+gen. for something)

   Abbod þe þæs wierðe sīe þæt hē mynstres wealde, hē sċeal ā ġemunan hwæt hē ġecweden is and þæs ealdorsċipes naman mid dǣdum ġefyllan.

   An abbot who is qualified to run a monastery should always remember what he is called and live up to the name of superior by his actions.

   c. 973, Æthelwold's translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict

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