wanworthn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈwɒnwəːθ/,

/ˈwanwəːθ/,

/ˈwɒnwəθ/,

/ˈwanwəθ/, U.S.

/ˈwɑnˌwərθ/,

/ˈwænˌwərθ/, Scottish English

/ˈwanwʌrθ/

Forms: English regional (northern) 1800s wangward, 1800s wanwaird, 1800s wanweard, 1800s wanweered, 1800s wonweard; Scottish 1700s– wanworth, 1800s wanwird (Shetland), 1900s wanwuth, 1900s– 1900s– wanwirt (Shetland), 1900s– wanwort (Orkney).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wan- prefix, worth adj.; wan- prefix, worth n.¹

Etymology: As adjective < wan- prefix + worth adj.; compare earlier wanwordy adj. As noun < wan- prefix + worth n.¹ Compare earlier unworth adj.¹ and unworth n.

Scottish and English regional (northern).

A. n.

1. A price below the real value; an undervalue; a bargain. Usually in at (also for) a wanworth: for a very low price, extremely cheaply. Sc. National Dictionary (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Shetland and Aberdeenshire in 1973, but marks it as obsolescent in the latter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > underestimation or undervaluing > underestimate

foot1576

wanworth1706

under-estimate1882

1706 in Sc. Antiquary (1898) 12 103 We cannot get our Guids sold unless we sell it at a Wanworth.

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 197 The Council winna lack sae meikle grace, As lat our heritage at wanworth gang.

1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage to Land of Burns 95 I saw nae wanworths gaun either in the outsight or insight plenishin', sae I coft [= bought] naething.

1825 ‘M. Coultershoggle’ Goslington Shadow II. xvii. 200 Really it is a heart-breaking thing..to see every thing sequestered or sold off under a caption and horning, for a mere wanworth to pay the rent.

1870 J. K. Hunter Life Stud. Char. xx. 144 They had been at Paddy's Market, and had got wonnerfu' bargains. Johnny Skinflint had bocht a coat, an' a new gown for his wife, just at a wanworth.

1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 203 Weel, for ae thing, a lot o' them reeve in the grun' themsel', an' got it for a lifetime or mair at a mere wanworth.

1979 J. J. Graham Shetland Dict. at Wanwirt I'm blyde I göd ta yun sale. I got a dresser for a wanwirt.

2. A worthless person, a good-for-nothing. Also: a worthless thing, a trifle. Sc. National Dictionary (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Shetland in 1973.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > worthless

chaffc1386

noughta1400

noughtinga1500

trifle?a1500

undought1508

wallydraigle?a1513

jackstraw1565

oatmeal-groat1594

trasha1616

Jack-of-strawa1625

little worth1823

wanworth1832

shicer1846

nowt1847

no good1871

two-spot1885

cannon fodder1917

crumb1918

no-gooder1936

nogoodnik1936

schmatte1967

1832 London & Paris Observer 25 Nov. 764/2 If an advantageous offer should come to Jeanie while he was gone, it would not be much better for her to take it, than to be waiting on a far-away uncertainty and a wanworth.

1878 R. Ford Hame-spun Lays 30 I've been a wanworth a' my life, A lo'er o' lawless bluidy strife.

1905 W. A. Craigie in Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. (at cited word) They made a lot o' money, but fat gude did it ever do them; it juist gaed a' awa' to a wanworth.

1947 New Shetlander June 2 Robbie said among other things, that it was a wanwirt an a wa-cast.

B. adj.

Worthless, unworthy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > worthless

naughteOE

unworthc960

nought worthOE

unworthya1240

vaina1300

lewd1362

base?1510

to be nothing toc1520

stark naught1528

nothing worth1535

worthilessa1542

draffish1543

baggage1548

dunghill?1555

valureless1563

toyish1572

worthless1573

out (forth) of door (also doors)1574

leaden1577

riff-raff1577

drafty1582

fecklessc1586

dudgeon?1589

nought-worth1589

tenpenny1592

wanwordy?a1595

shotten herring1598

nugatory1603

unvalued1604

priceless1614

unvaluable1615

valuelessa1616

waste1616

trashya1620

draffy1624

stramineous1624

invaluable1640

roly-poly?1645

nugatorious1646

perquisquilian1647

niffling1649

lazy1671

wanworth1724

little wortha1754

flimsy1756

waff1788

null1790

nothingy1801

nothingly1802

twopenny-halfpenny1809

not worth a flaw1810

garbage1817

peanut1836

duffing1839

trash1843

no-account1845

no-count1851

punky1859

rummagy1872

junky1880

skilligalee1883

footle1894

punk1896

wherry-go-nimble1901

junk1908

rinky-dink1913

schlock1916

tripe1927

duff1938

chickenshit1940

sheg-up1941

expendable1942

(strictly) for the birds1943

tripey1955

schlocky1960

naff1964

dipshit1968

cack1978

1724 A. Ramsay Dunbar's Flyting in Ever Green II. 57 Worlin Wanworth [1568 Bannatyne Forworthin wirling].

1846 Drummond's Muckomachy 24 'Gainst Barns and her wanworth attackers.

1883 J. Kennedy Poems on Sc. & Amer. Subj. 84 Sic a waefu' wanworth meddler Weel deserves a hankit craig.

1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 4th Ser. 81 An' birst them again for a wanworth pack.

1988 G. Lamb Orkney Wordbk. Wanwort, trifling or valueless.

1999 J. Robertson tr. D. Bochanan Day O Judgment 15 Ye fuil fowk that wur radge for gowd..Wanworth an wastit is yer niffers.

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

单词	wanworth
释义	wanworthn.adj. Brit. /ˈwɒnwəːθ/, /ˈwanwəːθ/, /ˈwɒnwəθ/, /ˈwanwəθ/, U.S. /ˈwɑnˌwərθ/, /ˈwænˌwərθ/, Scottish English /ˈwanwʌrθ/ Forms: English regional (northern) 1800s wangward, 1800s wanwaird, 1800s wanweard, 1800s wanweered, 1800s wonweard; Scottish 1700s– wanworth, 1800s wanwird (Shetland), 1900s wanwuth, 1900s– 1900s– wanwirt (Shetland), 1900s– wanwort (Orkney). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wan- prefix, worth adj.; wan- prefix, worth n.¹ Etymology: As adjective < wan- prefix + worth adj.; compare earlier wanwordy adj. As noun < wan- prefix + worth n.¹ Compare earlier unworth adj.¹ and unworth n. Scottish and English regional (northern). A. n. 1. A price below the real value; an undervalue; a bargain. Usually in at (also for) a wanworth: for a very low price, extremely cheaply. Sc. National Dictionary (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Shetland and Aberdeenshire in 1973, but marks it as obsolescent in the latter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > underestimation or undervaluing > underestimate foot1576 wanworth1706 under-estimate1882 1706 in Sc. Antiquary (1898) 12 103 We cannot get our Guids sold unless we sell it at a Wanworth. a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 197 The Council winna lack sae meikle grace, As lat our heritage at wanworth gang. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage to Land of Burns 95 I saw nae wanworths gaun either in the outsight or insight plenishin', sae I coft [= bought] naething. 1825 ‘M. Coultershoggle’ Goslington Shadow II. xvii. 200 Really it is a heart-breaking thing..to see every thing sequestered or sold off under a caption and horning, for a mere wanworth to pay the rent. 1870 J. K. Hunter Life Stud. Char. xx. 144 They had been at Paddy's Market, and had got wonnerfu' bargains. Johnny Skinflint had bocht a coat, an' a new gown for his wife, just at a wanworth. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 203 Weel, for ae thing, a lot o' them reeve in the grun' themsel', an' got it for a lifetime or mair at a mere wanworth. 1979 J. J. Graham Shetland Dict. at Wanwirt I'm blyde I göd ta yun sale. I got a dresser for a wanwirt. 2. A worthless person, a good-for-nothing. Also: a worthless thing, a trifle. Sc. National Dictionary (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Shetland in 1973. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > worthless chaffc1386 noughta1400 noughtinga1500 trifle?a1500 undought1508 wallydraigle?a1513 jackstraw1565 oatmeal-groat1594 trasha1616 Jack-of-strawa1625 little worth1823 wanworth1832 shicer1846 nowt1847 no good1871 two-spot1885 cannon fodder1917 crumb1918 no-gooder1936 nogoodnik1936 schmatte1967 1832 London & Paris Observer 25 Nov. 764/2 If an advantageous offer should come to Jeanie while he was gone, it would not be much better for her to take it, than to be waiting on a far-away uncertainty and a wanworth. 1878 R. Ford Hame-spun Lays 30 I've been a wanworth a' my life, A lo'er o' lawless bluidy strife. 1905 W. A. Craigie in Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. (at cited word) They made a lot o' money, but fat gude did it ever do them; it juist gaed a' awa' to a wanworth. 1947 New Shetlander June 2 Robbie said among other things, that it was a wanwirt an a wa-cast. B. adj. Worthless, unworthy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > worthless naughteOE unworthc960 nought worthOE unworthya1240 vaina1300 lewd1362 base?1510 to be nothing toc1520 stark naught1528 nothing worth1535 worthilessa1542 draffish1543 baggage1548 dunghill?1555 valureless1563 toyish1572 worthless1573 out (forth) of door (also doors)1574 leaden1577 riff-raff1577 drafty1582 fecklessc1586 dudgeon?1589 nought-worth1589 tenpenny1592 wanwordy?a1595 shotten herring1598 nugatory1603 unvalued1604 priceless1614 unvaluable1615 valuelessa1616 waste1616 trashya1620 draffy1624 stramineous1624 invaluable1640 roly-poly?1645 nugatorious1646 perquisquilian1647 niffling1649 lazy1671 wanworth1724 little wortha1754 flimsy1756 waff1788 null1790 nothingy1801 nothingly1802 twopenny-halfpenny1809 not worth a flaw1810 garbage1817 peanut1836 duffing1839 trash1843 no-account1845 no-count1851 punky1859 rummagy1872 junky1880 skilligalee1883 footle1894 punk1896 wherry-go-nimble1901 junk1908 rinky-dink1913 schlock1916 tripe1927 duff1938 chickenshit1940 sheg-up1941 expendable1942 (strictly) for the birds1943 tripey1955 schlocky1960 naff1964 dipshit1968 cack1978 1724 A. Ramsay Dunbar's Flyting in Ever Green II. 57 Worlin Wanworth [1568 Bannatyne Forworthin wirling]. 1846 Drummond's Muckomachy 24 'Gainst Barns and her wanworth attackers. 1883 J. Kennedy Poems on Sc. & Amer. Subj. 84 Sic a waefu' wanworth meddler Weel deserves a hankit craig. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 4th Ser. 81 An' birst them again for a wanworth pack. 1988 G. Lamb Orkney Wordbk. Wanwort, trifling or valueless. 1999 J. Robertson tr. D. Bochanan Day O Judgment 15 Ye fuil fowk that wur radge for gowd..Wanworth an wastit is yer niffers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1706
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