weorþ
Old English
adj
Definitions
- worth, deserving
- honoured, esteemed
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (worthy, towards, opposite, valuable).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*werþaz
Gloss
worthy, towards, opposite, valuable
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- worth English
- worthy English
- väärti Finnish
- Mehrwert German
- Wertstoff German
- ehrenwert German
- geldwert German
- lohnenswert German
- wert German
- wissenswert German
- -waardig Dutch, Flemish
- Albrandswaard Dutch, Flemish
- aanbevelenswaard Dutch, Flemish
- uiterwaard Dutch, Flemish
- volwaardig Dutch, Flemish
- waard Dutch, Flemish
- waardin Dutch, Flemish
- waardplant Dutch, Flemish
- waardschap Dutch, Flemish
- waardvogel Dutch, Flemish
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- verdt Norwegian Bokmål
- *werduz Proto-Germanic
- *werþalīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *werþaz Proto-Germanic
- *werþōną Proto-Germanic
- hyresvärd Swedish
- nattvard Swedish
- sevärdhet Swedish
- värd Swedish
- värdshus Swedish
- wart Polish
- *weorþiġ Old English
- mynd Old English
- weorþian Old English
- weorþleas Old English
- weorþlic Old English
- weorþmynd Old English
- weorþscipe Old English
- weorþung Old English
- þanc Old English
- þancweorþ Old English
- money-worthe Middle English
- worth Middle English
- worthy Middle English
- worthynesse Middle English
- athugaverðr Old Norse
- náttverðr Old Norse
- verðleikr Old Norse
- verðr Old Norse
- davre Danish
- nadver Danish
- verður Icelandic
- wāert Middle Dutch
- werd Old High German
- verður Faroese
- wert Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌱𐌰 Gothic
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌰 Gothic
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *verta Proto-Finnic
- werth Old Saxon
- værþe Old Swedish
- værþer Old Swedish
- wähl Westrobothnian
- worth Scots