weorþian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to honour
- to adorn, endow
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþōną (appreciate, estimate, be worthy, appraise) affix from Old English weorþ.
Origin
Old English
weorþ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *werþaz Proto-Germanic
- *werþōną Proto-Germanic
- weorþ Old English
- weorþleas Old English
- weorþlic Old English
- weorþmynd Old English
- weorþscipe Old English
- weorþung Old English
- wigweorþung Old English
- wilweorþung Old English
- þancweorþ Old English
- worth Middle English
- worthy Middle English
- worth Scots