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==Origins (worth)==
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==Origins==
 
Middle [[English]], from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, [[Latin]] vertere to turn, Lithuanian versti to overturn, [[Sanskrit]] vartate he turns
 
Middle [[English]], from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, [[Latin]] vertere to turn, Lithuanian versti to overturn, [[Sanskrit]] vartate he turns
 
*Date: before 12th century
 
*Date: before 12th century
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==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*1. The [[character]] or [[quality]] of being worthy, in various [[senses]]:     
 
*1. The [[character]] or [[quality]] of being worthy, in various [[senses]]:     

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Origins

Middle English, from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, Latin vertere to turn, Lithuanian versti to overturn, Sanskrit vartate he turns

  • Date: before 12th century

Definitions

a. Of persons.
b. Of things or qualities.
c. With a (and plural), that, or this.
  • 2. With possessive pron., as a title.