weorþlic

Old English

adj

Definitions

of worth or value, valuable
worthy, noble, distinguished, excellent, splendid
worthy, meet, fit, becoming

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþalīkaz (worthy) affix from Old English weorþ.

Origin

Old English

weorþ

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*werþalīkaz Proto-Germanic
*werþaz Proto-Germanic
weorþ Old English
weorþian Old English
weorþleas Old English
weorþlīċ Old English
weorþmynd Old English
weorþscipe Old English
þancweorþ Old English
worth Middle English
worthy Middle English
worth Scots