See also: Wert and -wert

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wert

  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past indicative of be
    Synonym: wast
    Why wert thou there?
    • 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, To A Skylark, (first two lines of ode),
      "Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, ..."
  2. (archaic) second-person singular simple past subjunctive of be
    Synonym: were
    If thou wert mine, I would be in heaven!

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz. See the English cognate worth for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /veːɐ̯t/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /vɛɐ̯t/ (equally common)
  • Audio:(file)

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wert (strong nominative masculine singular werter, comparative werter, superlative am wertesten)

  1. (with accusative; higher register with genitive) worth something, worthy of something
    Gold(es) wert seinto be worth gold/worth its weight in gold
    Das ist die Mühe nicht wert.That's not worth the effort.
    Sie fand es nicht der Mühe wert.She didn't find it worth the effort.
    Der Wein ist seinen Preis wert.The wine is worth its price.
    Er ist die ganze Aufmerksamkeit nicht wert, die er bekommt.He's not worthy of all the attention he gets.
  2. (higher register, with genitive) worthy of someone
    Das ist meiner nicht wert.That’s below my dignity.
  3. (formal) dear
    Werte Gäste, ...Dear guests, ...

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  • In older usage, wert was generally construed with a genitive object. This is now restricted to elevated style or fixed expressions, for example: Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert. — “Who doesn't honour the penny, isn't worthy of the dollar.” (An equivalent expression is “A penny saved is a penny earned”.)
  • The genitive case is preferred when the object of wert is a person (or a group, organization, etc.). However, this usage is quite rare and würdig is more common instead.

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Further reading

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  • wert” in Duden online
  • wert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch *wert, *wirt, from Proto-Germanic *werduz.

Noun

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wert m

  1. host
  2. innkeeper
Inflection
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Descendants
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  • Dutch: waard

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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wert

  1. inflection of werden:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    3. singular/plural imperative

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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wert

  1. Alternative form of wort (plant)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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wert

  1. Alternative form of vert

Adjective

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wert

  1. Alternative form of vert

Etymology 3

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Noun

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wert

  1. Alternative form of warte

Northern Kurdish

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Noun

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wert ?

  1. descendence

Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Wert.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛrt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrt
  • Syllabification: wert

Noun

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wert m inan

  1. value

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Wolof

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Etymology

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From French verte.

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wert

  1. to be green

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