Word, sb. beginning, CM (3. 224); see Ord.

Worde, sb. word, Prompt.; word, pl., S; weord, S; weordes, S; wordes, S.—­AS. word; cp.  OHG. wort (Tatian).

Wore, pt. pl. were, S2; see Was.

Woreld, sb. world, S; wordle, S2; see Werld.

Worie, adj. turbid, dirty, S; wori, S.—­From AS. wA cubedr, a swampy place, perhaps identical with wA cubeds, mire, see SkD (s.v. weary).  Cf. Wose.

Worm, sb. reptile, worm, snake, S, S2, C3; wurm, S; werm, S; wirm, insect, S.—­AS. wyrm:  OHG. wurm (Tatian); cp.  Goth. waurms; see Douse, p. 56.

Wormod, sb. wormwood, W; see Wermod.

Worne, pp. spent, past, lit. worn, S3; see Werien.

Worowen, v. to choke, strangle, worry, Prompt., Cath., S2, SkD; worry, HD; wyrry, S3; wirry, SkD.—­AS. wyrgan, to strangle, worry (in compounds):  OHG. wurgan.  Cf. Warh.

Worpare, sb. thrower, S.

Worpen, v. to throw, S; see Warpen.

Worre, sb. war, S2; see Werre.

Worri, v. to make war, S2; see Werrien.

Worschipen, v. to honour, S2; worshepen, PP; wurschepen, S2.  See Worth.

Wort, sb. a plant, vegetable; wortes, pl., S2, S3, C; wortis, S2, S3, W, W2.—­AS. wyrt:  OS. wurt; cp.  Goth. waurts, root, and Lat. ra*dix; see Brugmann, ASec. 306, and Douse, p. 56.

Worth, adj. worth, esteemed, worthy, PP; wurth, S; wurthe, S, S2. Der.:  worthi, PP; wurA deg.y, S2; worA3/4ly, worthy, PP, S2; worA deg.ely, S3; wurA deg.liche, honourably, S; worA deg.liche, S; wurthmint, honour, S; wurA deg.scipe, worship, honour, S; worA deg.ssipe, S2; worschupe, S2; worsipe, S; wurschipe, S.—­AS. weorA deg.; cp.  Goth. wairths.

Worth, sb. value, worth, honour, PP; wurrA3/4e, dat., S.—­AS. weorA deg..

Worthen, v. to become, to be, to dwell, PP, S2, S3, G; wurA deg.en, S; weorA deg.en, S2; worst, 2 pr. s., PP; wurstow, thou shalt be, PP; wurstu, S; worth, pr, s., S2, PP; wurA deg., S; wrA3/4, S; vorthis, S2; wurA deg.eA deg., S; worthe, pt. s., PP; worth, S2, PP; worthed, S3; vorthit, S2; warA deg., S; wart, S; ward, S; wA|rd, S.—­AS. weorA deg.an, pt. s. wearA deg. (pl. wurdon), pp. (ge)_worden_; cp.  Goth, wairthan.