Worship, s. praise, honour, renown, dignity, 3. 774, 1032, 1230, 1263; 4. 22; A 1912, B 2675, F 571, 811; glory, 3. 630; Worshipe, dignity, B 2871; honour, 10. 22.
Worshipe, v. reverence, A 2251; ger. to respect, E 166.
Worshipful, adj. respected, B 3. p 4. 44; worthy of honour, R. 797; R 3488, E 401.
Worste, adj. sup. worst, B 1351, E 1218.
Worsted, s. worsted, A 262.
Wort, s. unfermented beer, wort, G 813.
Wortes, pl. herbs, B 4411, E 226.
Worth, adj. worth, A 182, 785; worthy, B 5. p 5. 26.
Worthen, v. be, dwell, T. v. 329; Worthe, ger. to become, 4. 248; Worth, pr. s. is, (or, as fut.) shall be; (hence) Wo worth, it is woe to, it shall be woe to, it is ill for, it shall be ill for, T. ii. 344, 345, 346, 347, iv. 747, 763; Wel worth of dremes ay thise olde wyves, it is well for these old wives as regards dreams, i.e. dreams are all very well for old women, T. v. 379; Wel worth [not worthe] of this thing grete clerkes, it is well for great writers as regards this thing, i.e. this thing is all very well for great writers, HF. 53; Worth upon,
gets upon, B 1941; Worth up (Lat. ascende), climb up, B 2. p 2. 39; get up on, mount, T. ii. 1011. A.S. weorðan. [Note that worth in most of these passages is simply the present indicative, and does not express a wish; the M.E. form for expressing a wish is worthe, which, being dissyllabic, will not scan.]