† likewurtheadj.n.

Forms:

α. early Old English liicwerðe (Kentish), Old English licewyrðe (Northumbrian), Old English licwrðe (rare), Old English licwyrð- (in derivatives), Old English licwyrðe, Old English lycwyrðe (rare), Old English–early Middle English licwurðe, late Old English licwurþe, late Old English licwyrþe.

β. Old English licweorðe, late Old English licworðe.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: like v.¹, wurthe adj.

Etymology: < like v.¹ + wurthe adj. Compare likeworthy adj.In β. forms with stem vowel apparently influenced by forms of worth adj.

Obsolete.

Acceptable, agreeable, pleasing; (also) praiseworthy.In quot. eOE as n. (in partitive genitive singular as postmodifier).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] > likeable or agreeable

likewurtheeOE

likeworthyc1175

lovablea1400

likesomea1565

likeable1653

simpatico1844

OK1871

adorable1908

personable1953

eOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Otho) (2009) I. viii. 415 Hwæt bi[ð þ]ær þonne licwyrðes buton his god & his weorðscipe, þæs godan cyninges næs þæs anwealdes?

OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 359 We nu wyllað mid fægerum andgite hi [sc. þa nacedan word] gefrætewian eow, þæt hi licweorðe [c1175 Bodl. 343 licwurðe] beon to lare eow eallum.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 7 His oðer dieliche tocume is softe and swiðe milde and licwurðe.

c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 141 Hit is se heh þing & se swiðe leof godd & se licwurðe.

c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 76 (MED) Hesteres bone..wes þe king assuer licwurðe & icweme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	likewurthe
释义	† likewurtheadj.n. Forms: α. early Old English liicwerðe (Kentish), Old English licewyrðe (Northumbrian), Old English licwrðe (rare), Old English licwyrð- (in derivatives), Old English licwyrðe, Old English lycwyrðe (rare), Old English–early Middle English licwurðe, late Old English licwurþe, late Old English licwyrþe. β. Old English licweorðe, late Old English licworðe. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: like v.¹, wurthe adj. Etymology: < like v.¹ + wurthe adj. Compare likeworthy adj.In β. forms with stem vowel apparently influenced by forms of worth adj. Obsolete. Acceptable, agreeable, pleasing; (also) praiseworthy.In quot. eOE as n. (in partitive genitive singular as postmodifier). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] > likeable or agreeable likewurtheeOE likeworthyc1175 lovablea1400 likesomea1565 likeable1653 simpatico1844 OK1871 adorable1908 personable1953 eOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Otho) (2009) I. viii. 415 Hwæt bi[ð þ]ær þonne licwyrðes buton his god & his weorðscipe, þæs godan cyninges næs þæs anwealdes? OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 359 We nu wyllað mid fægerum andgite hi [sc. þa nacedan word] gefrætewian eow, þæt hi licweorðe [c1175 Bodl. 343 licwurðe] beon to lare eow eallum. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 7 His oðer dieliche tocume is softe and swiðe milde and licwurðe. c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 141 Hit is se heh þing & se swiðe leof godd & se licwurðe. c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 76 (MED) Hesteres bone..wes þe king assuer licwurðe & icweme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.eOE
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