weorþlic

Old English

Alternative forms

• wurðlīċ, wyrðelīċ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werþalīkaz (“worthy”), equivalent to weorþ +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Old High German werdlīh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜orθ.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈwe͜orˠð.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

weorþlīċ

1. of worth or value, valuable
2. worthy, noble, distinguished, excellent, splendid
3. worthy, meet, fit, becoming

Declension

Declension of weorþlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorþlīċ	weorþlīċ, weorþlīċu, weorþlīċo	weorþlīċ
Accusative	weorþlīcne	weorþlīċe	weorþlīċ
Genitive	weorþlīċes	weorþlīcre	weorþlīċes
Dative	weorþlīċum	weorþlīcre	weorþlīċum
Instrumental	weorþlīċe	weorþlīcre	weorþlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorþlīċe	weorþlīċa, weorþlīċe	weorþlīċ, weorþlīċu, weorþlīċo
Accusative	weorþlīċe	weorþlīċa, weorþlīċe	weorþlīċ, weorþlīċu, weorþlīċo
Genitive	weorþlīcra	weorþlīcra	weorþlīcra
Dative	weorþlīċum	weorþlīċum	weorþlīċum
Instrumental	weorþlīċum	weorþlīċum	weorþlīċum

Declension of weorþlīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorþlīċa	weorþlīċe	weorþlīċe
Accusative	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċe
Genitive	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan
Dative	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan
Instrumental	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan
Accusative	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan	weorþlīċan
Genitive	weorþlīcra, weorþlīċena	weorþlīcra, weorþlīċena	weorþlīcra, weorþlīċena
Dative	weorþlīċum	weorþlīċum	weorþlīċum
Instrumental	weorþlīċum	weorþlīċum	weorþlīċum

Derived terms

• ārweorþlīċ
• orweorþlīċ
• unweorþlīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: wurthlich, worthely
  • English: worthly

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “weorþlíc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.