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==Origins (worth)==
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==
*1. The [[character]] or [[quality]] of being worthy, in various [[senses]]:
:a. Of [[persons]].
:b. Of [[things]] or qualities.
:c. With a (and plural), that, or this.
*2. With possessive pron., as a title.
*3. [[Ceremony]], pomp.
*4. The [[quality]] of deserving to be treated in a specified [[manner]].
[[Category: General Reference]]