worþ

See also: worth, Worth, worð, and -worth

Old English

Alternative forms

• weorþ, wurþ, wyrþ
• worð — edh spelling

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *wurþiz (“elevation, mound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /worθ/, [worˠθ]

Noun

worþ f

1. enclosure
2. hall
3. enclosed homestead

Usage notes

• Appears very often in compound place names
• A weak genitive plural worþana is singly attested.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	worþ	worþa, worþe
accusative	worþe	worþa, worþe
genitive	worþe	worþa
dative	worþe	worþum

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “worþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.