worthynesse
English
Noun
worthynesse (countable and uncountable, plural worthynesses)
- Obsolete spelling of worthiness
- 1570, Margaret Ascham, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, foreword:
- I could not finde any man for whose name this booke was more agreable for hope [of] protection, more mete for submission to iudgement, nor more due for respect of worthynesse of your part and thankefulnesse of my husbandes and myne.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- worthines, worthinesse, wurghtinesse
Descendants
- English: worthiness
- Scots: worthynes, worthines
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