weorþsciepe

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Old English

Alternative forms

• weorþsċipe, wurþsċipe, weorþsċype, wurþsċype — thorn spelling
• weorðsċipe — edh spelling

Etymology

From weorþ +‎ -sċiepe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜orθˌʃi͜y.pe/, [ˈwe͜orˠθˌʃi͜y.pe]

Noun

weorþsċiepe m

1. dignity; worth, honor
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

     Wilnast þū ēniges wæorðscipes?

     Wishest thou any honor?

2. worship

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	weorþsċiepe	weorþsċiepas
accusative	weorþsċiepe	weorþsċiepas
genitive	weorþsċiepes	weorþsċiepa
dative	weorþsċiepe	weorþsċiepum

Synonyms

• weorþnes

Related terms

• weorþ
• weorþmynd

Descendants

• Middle English: worthschipe, worschippe
  • English: worship
  • Scots: worschip