weorþsciepe
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Old English
Alternative forms
- weorþsċipe, wurþsċipe, weorþsċype, wurþsċype — thorn spelling
- weorðsċipe — edh spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwe͜orθˌʃi͜y.pe/, [ˈwe͜orˠθˌʃi͜y.pe]
Noun
weorþsċiepe m
- dignity; worth, honor
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Wilnast þū ēniges wæorðscipes?
- Wishest thou any honor?
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- worship
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | weorþsċiepe | weorþsċiepas |
| accusative | weorþsċiepe | weorþsċiepas |
| genitive | weorþsċiepes | weorþsċiepa |
| dative | weorþsċiepe | weorþsċiepum |
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: worthschipe, worschippe
- English: worship
- Scots: worschip