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Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”).", "forms": [ { "form": "worthier", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "worthiest", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "er" }, "expansion": "worthy (comparative worthier, superlative worthiest)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "hyphenation": [ "wor‧thy" ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "related": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0", "word": "worthly" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "c. 1626, John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul", "text": "This worthy mind should worthy things embrace.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "Having worth, merit, or value." ], "id": "en-worthy-en-adj-NUmXm9fj", "links": [ [ "worth", "worth" ], [ "merit", "merit" ], [ "value", "value" ] ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "aržani", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "արժանի" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dostoen", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "достоен" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digne" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "配稱" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "pèichèng", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "配称" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "waardig" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digna" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "inda" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "väärt" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "väärtuslik" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "arvollinen" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digne" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "digno" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "würdig" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "wairþs", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "áxios", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "άξιος" }, { 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"_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "dîngne" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "godny" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digno" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "valioso" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "demn" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dostójnyj", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "досто́йный" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digno" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "arhamu", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "అర్హము" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "aṣām" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "hídnyj", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "гі́дний" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dostójnyj", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "досто́йний" }, { "_dis1": "78 1 20 2", "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "gwiw" } ] }, { "glosses": [ "Admirable or honourable." ], "id": "en-worthy-en-adj-RRTJwqAd", "links": [ [ "Admirable", "admirable" ], [ "honourable", "honourable" ] ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "aržani", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "արժանի" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "zaslužen", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "заслужен" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "digne" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "admirinda" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "estimata" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "honorinda" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "meritplena" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "kunnianarvoisa" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "honorable" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "admirable" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "éxochos", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "έξοχος" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "éxokhos", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "ἔξοχος" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "érdemes" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "estiminda" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "honorinda" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "honoroza" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "dignus" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "zacny" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "zaslúžennyj", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "заслу́женный" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dostopočténnyj", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "достопочте́нный" }, { "_dis1": "2 76 9 13", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "digno" } ] }, { "glosses": [ "Deserving, or having sufficient worth." ], "id": "en-worthy-en-adj-QfBMDtWu", "links": [ [ "Deserving", "deserving#Adjective" ], [ "having", "having" ], [ "sufficient", "sufficient" ], [ "worth", "worth" ] ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "aržani", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "արժանի" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "zaskužavašt", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "заскужаващ" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zhíde", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "值得" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "merita" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "inda" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "note": "-n (genitive) arvoinen", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "áxios", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "άξιος" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "digna" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "diongbháilte" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "alt": "あたいする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "atai suru", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "値する" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "whaitake" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "zaslúživajuščij", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "заслу́живающий" }, { "_dis1": "18 1 79 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "stójaščij", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "сто́ящий" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "4 30 5 38 6 17", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "9 17 15 50 8", "kind": "other", "name": "English terms suffixed with -y", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27", "text": "The station is clearly well looked after, making it a worthy gateway to the resort.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "Suited; suitable; befitting." ], "id": "en-worthy-en-adj-51n5N5XK", "links": [ [ "suitable", "suitable" ] ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈwɜːði/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈwɝði/", "tags": [ "General-American" ] }, { "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ði" }, { "audio": "en-us-worthy.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg/En-us-worthy.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" }, { "enpr": "wûr'''th''ē" } ], "wikipedia": [ "worthy" ], "word": "worthy" } { "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "worthy" }, "expansion": "Middle English worthy", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "wurthi" }, "expansion": "wurthi", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "*weorþiġ", "4": "", "5": "\"worthy\"" }, "expansion": "Old English *weorþiġ (“\"worthy\"”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "worth", "3": "y" }, "expansion": "worth + -y", "name": "suffix" }, { "args": { "1": "nl", "2": "waardig", "3": "", "4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "Dutch waardig (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "gml", "2": "werdig", "3": "", "4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "würdig", "3": "", "4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "German würdig (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "värdig", "3": "", "4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "Swedish värdig (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "is", "2": "verðugt", "3": "", "4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþiġ (“\"worthy\"”), equivalent to worth + -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”).", "forms": [ { "form": "worthies", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "worthy (plural worthies)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "hyphenation": [ "wor‧thy" ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "1867, Journal of Agriculture, page 108", "text": "That worthy one day, in our absence, being caught in the act of culpable talpicide, was rebuked by his mistress for disobeying his master's orders.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "A distinguished or eminent person." ], "id": "en-worthy-en-noun-5~3yCqUv", "links": [ [ "distinguished", "distinguished" ], [ "eminent", "eminent" ], [ "person", "person" ] ], "related": [ { "word": "-worthy" }, { "word": "unworthy" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈwɜːði/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈwɝði/", "tags": [ "General-American" ] }, { "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ði" }, { "audio": "en-us-worthy.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg/En-us-worthy.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" }, { "enpr": "wûr'''th''ē" } ], "wikipedia": [ "worthy" ], "word": "worthy" } { "etymology_number": 2, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "worthien" }, "expansion": "Middle English worthien", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "wurthien" }, "expansion": "wurthien", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "weorþian", "4": "", "5": "to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward" }, "expansion": "Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*werþōną", "4": "", "5": "to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise" }, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *werþōną (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*wert-", "4": "", "5": "to turn, wind" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "werten", "3": "", "4": "to rate, judge, grade, score" }, "expansion": "German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "värdera", "3": "", "4": "to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate" }, "expansion": "Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "is", "2": "virða", "3": "", "4": "to respect, esteem" }, "expansion": "Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), from Proto-Germanic *werþōną (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”), Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”), Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”).", "forms": [ { "form": "worthies", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "worthying", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "worthied", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "worthied", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "worthy (third-person singular simple present worthies, present participle worthying, simple past and past participle worthied)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "hyphenation": [ "wor‧thy" ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "derived": [ { "word": "worthier" }, { "word": "worthying" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1880, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature", "text": "After having duly paid his addresses to it, he generally spends some time on the marble slab in front of the looking-glass, but without showing the slightest emotion at the sight of his own reflection, or worthying it with a song.", "type": "quotation" }, { "ref": "1908, Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts, The court of Russia in the nineteenth century", "text": "And it is a poor daub besides,\" the Emperor rejoined scornfully, as he stalked out of the gallery without worthying the artist with a look.", "type": "quotation" }, { "ref": "1910, Charles William Eliot, The Harvard classics: Beowulf", "text": "No henchman he worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence!", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore." ], "id": "en-worthy-en-verb-P0taIldY", "links": [ [ "render", "render" ], [ "treat", "treat" ], [ "exalt", "exalt" ], [ "revere", "revere" ], [ "honour", "honour" ], [ "esteem", "esteem" ], [ "respect", "respect" ], [ "value", "value" ], [ "reward", "reward" ], [ "adore", "adore" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈwɜːði/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈwɝði/", "tags": [ "General-American" ] }, { "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ði" }, { "audio": "en-us-worthy.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg/En-us-worthy.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" }, { "enpr": "wûr'''th''ē" } ], "wikipedia": [ "worthy" ], "word": "worthy" }
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"word": "inda" }, { "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "väärt" }, { "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "väärtuslik" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "arvollinen" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digne" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "digno" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "würdig" }, { "code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "wairþs", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "áxios", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "άξιος" }, { "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "áxios", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "ἄξιος" }, { "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digna" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "degno" }, { "code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "godns" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "dignus" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "cienīgs" }, { "code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "yōgyamāya", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "യോഗ്യമായ" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "whaiwariu" }, { "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "dîngne" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "godny" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digno" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "valioso" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "demn" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dostójnyj", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "досто́йный" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "digno" }, { "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "arhamu", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "అర్హము" }, { "code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "aṣām" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "hídnyj", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "гі́дний" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dostójnyj", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "досто́йний" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "having worth, merit, or value", "word": "gwiw" }, { "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "aržani", 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"lang": "Spanish", "sense": "honourable or admirable", "word": "digno" }, { "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "aržani", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "արժանի" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "zaskužavašt", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "заскужаващ" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zhíde", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "值得" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "merita" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "inda" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "note": "-n (genitive) arvoinen", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "áxios", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", "word": "άξιος" }, { "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth", 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"4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "würdig", "3": "", "4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "German würdig (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "värdig", "3": "", "4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "Swedish värdig (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "is", "2": "verðugt", "3": "", "4": "worthy" }, "expansion": "Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþiġ (“\"worthy\"”), equivalent to worth + -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”).", "forms": [ { "form": "worthies", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "worthy (plural worthies)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "hyphenation": [ "wor‧thy" ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "related": [ { "word": "-worthy" }, { "word": "unworthy" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations", "Quotation templates to be cleaned" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1867, Journal of Agriculture, page 108", "text": "That worthy one day, in our absence, being caught in the act of culpable talpicide, was rebuked by his mistress for disobeying his master's orders.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "A distinguished or eminent person." ], "links": [ [ "distinguished", "distinguished" ], [ "eminent", "eminent" ], [ "person", "person" ] ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈwɜːði/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈwɝði/", "tags": [ "General-American" ] }, { "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ði" }, { "audio": "en-us-worthy.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg/En-us-worthy.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" }, { "enpr": "wûr'''th''ē" } ], "wikipedia": [ "worthy" ], "word": "worthy" } { "categories": [ "English 2-syllable words", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms derived from Old English", "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic", "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "English terms with IPA pronunciation", "English terms with audio links", "English verbs", "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)ði", "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)ði/2 syllables" ], "derived": [ { "word": "worthier" }, { "word": "worthying" } ], "etymology_number": 2, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "worthien" }, "expansion": "Middle English worthien", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "wurthien" }, "expansion": "wurthien", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "weorþian", "4": "", "5": "to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward" }, "expansion": "Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*werþōną", "4": "", "5": "to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise" }, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *werþōną (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*wert-", "4": "", "5": "to turn, wind" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "werten", "3": "", "4": "to rate, judge, grade, score" }, "expansion": "German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "värdera", "3": "", "4": "to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate" }, "expansion": "Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "is", "2": "virða", "3": "", "4": "to respect, esteem" }, "expansion": "Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), from Proto-Germanic *werþōną (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”), Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”), Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”).", "forms": [ { "form": "worthies", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "worthying", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "worthied", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "worthied", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "worthy (third-person singular simple present worthies, present participle worthying, simple past and past participle worthied)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "hyphenation": [ "wor‧thy" ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs", "Quotation templates to be cleaned" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1880, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature", "text": "After having duly paid his addresses to it, he generally spends some time on the marble slab in front of the looking-glass, but without showing the slightest emotion at the sight of his own reflection, or worthying it with a song.", "type": "quotation" }, { "ref": "1908, Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts, The court of Russia in the nineteenth century", "text": "And it is a poor daub besides,\" the Emperor rejoined scornfully, as he stalked out of the gallery without worthying the artist with a look.", "type": "quotation" }, { "ref": "1910, Charles William Eliot, The Harvard classics: Beowulf", "text": "No henchman he worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence!", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore." ], "links": [ [ "render", "render" ], [ "treat", "treat" ], [ "exalt", "exalt" ], [ "revere", "revere" ], [ "honour", "honour" ], [ "esteem", "esteem" ], [ "respect", "respect" ], [ "value", "value" ], [ "reward", "reward" ], [ "adore", "adore" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈwɜːði/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈwɝði/", "tags": [ "General-American" ] }, { "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ði" }, { "audio": "en-us-worthy.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg/En-us-worthy.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" }, { "enpr": "wûr'''th''ē" } ], "wikipedia": [ "worthy" ], "word": "worthy" }
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