weorþlic

Old English

Alternative forms
  • wurðlīċ, wyrðelīċ, ƿeorþlīċ

Etymology

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

Adjective

weorþlīċ

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

Declension
Declension of weorþlic — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative weorþlīċ weorþlīċu, -o weorþlīċ
Accusative weorþlīċne weorþlīċe weorþlīċ
Genitive weorþlīċes weorþlīċre weorþlīċes
Dative weorþlīċum weorþlīċre weorþlīċum
Instrumental weorþlīċe weorþlīċre weorþlīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative weorþlīċe weorþlīċa, -e weorþlīċu, -o
Accusative weorþlīċe weorþlīċa, -e weorþlīċu, -o
Genitive weorþlīċra weorþlīċra weorþlīċra
Dative weorþlīċum weorþlīċum weorþlīċum
Instrumental weorþlīċum weorþlīċum weorþlīċum
Declension of weorþlic — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative weorþlīċa weorþlīċe weorþlīċe
Accusative weorþlīċan weorþlīċan weorþlīċe
Genitive weorþlīċan weorþlīċan weorþlīċan
Dative weorþlīċan weorþlīċan weorþlīċan
Instrumental weorþlīċan weorþlīċan weorþlīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative weorþlīċan weorþlīċan weorþlīċan
Accusative weorþlīċan weorþlīċan weorþlīċan
Genitive weorþlīċra, weorþlīċena weorþlīċra, weorþlīċena weorþlīċra, weorþlīċena
Dative weorþlīċum weorþlīċum weorþlīċum
Instrumental weorþlīċum weorþlīċum weorþlīċum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: wurthlich, worthely

References
  • weorþlíc in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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