weorþ

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /weorθ/

Etymology

From Germanic *werþaz ‘towards, opposite’, used substantively as a noun. Cognate with Old Frisian werth, Old Saxon werth, Old High German werd, Dutch waard adj, German wert adj Wert noun, Old Norse verðr adj verð n (Swedish värd), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃.

Adjective

weorþ

1. worth, deserving
2. honoured, esteemed

Noun

weorþ n (nominative plural weorþ)

1. worth, price, value
2. honour, dignity

Derived terms

• weorþfull
• weorþlēas
• weorþmynd

Related terms

• weorþan
• weorþian
• weorþung

Descendants

• English: worth