wert
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /wɝt/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /wɜːt/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t
Verb
wert
- (archaic) second-person singular simple past indicative of be
- 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, ..."
- (archaic) second-person singular simple past subjunctive of be
- If thou wert mine, I would be in heaven!
- 1611, The Bible, King James (Authorised) Version, (first & last usages),
- Job 8:6 "If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, ..."
- Revelation 3:15 "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot."
Synonyms
References
- “wert”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “wert”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
See also
Anagrams
German
Etymology
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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Adjective
wert (comparative werter, superlative am wertesten)
- (with accusative) worth something, worthy of something
- Das ist die Mühe nicht wert. ― That's not 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.
- (formal, with genitive) worthy of someone
- Das ist meiner nicht wert. ― That’s below my dignity
- (formal) dear
- Werte Gäste, ... ― Dear guests, ...
Usage notes
- In older usage, wert was generally construed with a genitive object: Das ist der Mühe nicht wert. This is now archaic, except in 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.” (A saying equivalent to “A penny saved is a penny earned”.)
- The genitive case is still used 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.
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “wert” in Duden online
Kurdish
Noun
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Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *wert, *wirt, from Proto-Germanic *werduz.
Noun
wert m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Dutch: waard
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wert
- inflection of werden:
Further reading
- “wert (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wert (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Noun
wert
- Alternative form of wort (“plant”)
Silesian
Etymology
Noun
wert m
Wolof
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
wert
- to be green
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