weorþsciepe

Old English

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Alternative forms

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?
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCC.LXXX Hēr on þissum ġēare Ælfere ealdorman ġefette þēs hālgan cyninges līchaman æt Werhām, ⁊ ġeferode hine mid myċċlum wurðsċipe tō Sċæftesbyriġ.
      Year 980 In this year Prince Elfhere fetched the body of the holy king [Edward] at Wareham, and brought it with much fanfare to Shaftesbury.
  2. worship
  3. glory, magnificence
  4. an honor, ornament, decoration

Declension

Strong i-stem:

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

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: worthschipe, worschippe
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