worthy

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþiġ ((not found); "worthy"), equivalent to worth +‎ -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”).

Adjective[edit]

worthy (comparative worthier, superlative worthiest)

  1. having worth, merit, or value
  2. honourable or admirable
  3. deserving, or having sufficient worth
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Translations[edit]
having worth, merit, or value
honourable or admirable
deserving, or having sufficient worth

Noun[edit]

worthy (plural worthies)

  1. a distinguished or eminent person

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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), from Proto-Germanic *werþōnan (“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”).

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.
    And put upon him such a deal of man, That worthied him, got praises of the king [...] — Shakespeare, King Lear.
    • 1880, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature:
      After having duly paid his addresses to it, he generally spends some time on the marble slab in front of the looking-glass, but without showing the slightest emotion at the sight of his own reflection, or worthying it with a song.
    • 1908, Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts, The court of Russia in the nineteenth century:
      And it is a poor daub besides," the Emperor rejoined scornfully, as he stalked out of the gallery without worthying the artist with a look.
    • 1910, Charles William Eliot, The Harvard classics: Beowulf:
      No henchman he worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence!
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Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From worth +‎ -y, from Old English weorþ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈwərðiː/

Adjective[edit]

worthy

  1. worthy

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