weorþlic

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werþalīkaz (worthy), equivalent to weorþ +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Old High German werdlīh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe͜orθ.lit͡ʃ/,

Adjective

weorþliċ (superlative weorþlīcost)

  1. of worth or value, valuable
  2. worthy, noble, distinguished, excellent, splendid
  3. worthy, meet, fit, becoming

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wurthlich, worthely

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