† worthnessn.

Forms: early Old English weorþnes, early Old English werðnes (Kentish), early Old English wyrðnes, Old English weorðnes, Old English weorðnis, Old English werþnes, Old English worðnis (Northumbrian), Old English wurþnes, Old English wurþnys, Old English wyrðnis, Old English wyrðnys, Old English wyrþnys, early Middle English wurðnesse, early Middle English worþnesse, 1800s worthness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worth adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < worth adj. + -ness suffix. Compare worthiness n. and see note at that entry.In some earlier Old English forms (e.g. wyrðnes, (Kentish) werðnes) probably either derived from or influenced by wurthe adj.; compare discussion at worth adj., wurthe adj. Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent.

Obsolete (rare after Middle English.)

1. Honour; glory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun]

worthnesseOE

oreeOE

manshipc1175

honoura1200

menskc1225

credit1587

eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 855 Ęþelwulf cyning..ferde to Rome mid micelre weorþnesse.

OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Mark vi. 4 Non est propheta sine honore nisi in patria sua : ne is witge buta worðung uel worðnis buta uel ah on oeðel his.

1258 Proclam. Henry III in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1868–9) 19 Þæt vre rædesmen..habbeþ idon and schullen don in þe worþnesse of gode and on vre treowþe for þe freme of þe loande.

2. The quality of deserving honour; worthiness; merit.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > deserving (good or ill)

worthnesseOE

addlingc1175

ofservingc1225

desert1297

ofgoing1340

deserving1388

merita1393

worthiness1395

deservice1480

just desert1548

deservednessa1628

fitness1648

eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iii. xii. 194 Ðonon gelomp, þætte fore his cynelicnesse..& his geearnunge wyrðnesse, þæt he wæs from eallum monnum lufod.

OE Regularis Concordia (Tiber.) (1993) v. 6 Ad uitę honestatem et regularis obseruantię dulcedinem : to lifes wyrþnysse & regulicre gehealtsumnesse werednesse.

1832 Veterinarian Feb. 78 Is it a man's own worthiness and worthness that ye inquire into when he comes to ‘solicit your vote and interest’?

3. Reverence; deep and deferential respect.

ΚΠ

a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) xx. 61 (heading) Be wurðnesse [OE Corpus Cambr. arweorðnesse; L. reuerentia] ȝebedene, odðe hu man sceal ȝod beddan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	worthness
释义	† worthnessn. Forms: early Old English weorþnes, early Old English werðnes (Kentish), early Old English wyrðnes, Old English weorðnes, Old English weorðnis, Old English werþnes, Old English worðnis (Northumbrian), Old English wurþnes, Old English wurþnys, Old English wyrðnis, Old English wyrðnys, Old English wyrþnys, early Middle English wurðnesse, early Middle English worþnesse, 1800s worthness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worth adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < worth adj. + -ness suffix. Compare worthiness n. and see note at that entry.In some earlier Old English forms (e.g. wyrðnes, (Kentish) werðnes) probably either derived from or influenced by wurthe adj.; compare discussion at worth adj., wurthe adj. Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent. Obsolete (rare after Middle English.) 1. Honour; glory. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] worthnesseOE oreeOE manshipc1175 honoura1200 menskc1225 credit1587 eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 855 Ęþelwulf cyning..ferde to Rome mid micelre weorþnesse. OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Mark vi. 4 Non est propheta sine honore nisi in patria sua : ne is witge buta worðung uel worðnis buta uel ah on oeðel his. 1258 Proclam. Henry III in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1868–9) 19 Þæt vre rædesmen..habbeþ idon and schullen don in þe worþnesse of gode and on vre treowþe for þe freme of þe loande. 2. The quality of deserving honour; worthiness; merit. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > deserving (good or ill) worthnesseOE addlingc1175 ofservingc1225 desert1297 ofgoing1340 deserving1388 merita1393 worthiness1395 deservice1480 just desert1548 deservednessa1628 fitness1648 eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iii. xii. 194 Ðonon gelomp, þætte fore his cynelicnesse..& his geearnunge wyrðnesse, þæt he wæs from eallum monnum lufod. OE Regularis Concordia (Tiber.) (1993) v. 6 Ad uitę honestatem et regularis obseruantię dulcedinem : to lifes wyrþnysse & regulicre gehealtsumnesse werednesse. 1832 Veterinarian Feb. 78 Is it a man's own worthiness and worthness that ye inquire into when he comes to ‘solicit your vote and interest’? 3. Reverence; deep and deferential respect. ΚΠ a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) xx. 61 (heading) Be wurðnesse [OE Corpus Cambr. arweorðnesse; L. reuerentia] ȝebedene, odðe hu man sceal ȝod beddan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.eOE
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