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From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþiġ (“"worthy"”), equivalent to worth +‎ -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”).

worthy (comparative worthier, superlative worthiest)

having worth, merit, or value
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, published 1623, [Act V, scene iv]:
  These banished men that I have kept withal / Are men endued with worthy qualities
- (Can we date this quote by Sir J. Davies and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
  This worthy mind should worthy things embrace.
honourable or admirable
deserving, or having sufficient worth
Suited; befitting.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene vi]:
  No, Warwick, thou art worthy of the sway.
- (Can we date this quote?) Bible, Matthew iii. 11
  […] whose shoes I am not worthy to bear.
- (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
  And thou art worthy that thou shouldst not know / More happiness.
- (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
  The lodging is well worthy of the guest.

having worth, merit, or value

honourable or admirable

deserving, or having sufficient worth

worthy (plural worthies)

From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), from Proto-Germanic *werþōną (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”), Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”), Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”).

worthy (third-person singular simple present worthies, present participle worthying, simple past and past participle worthied)

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