[worth] vi [ME, fr. OE weorthan; akin to OHG werdan to become, L vertere to turn, Lith versti to overturn, Skt vartate he turns] (bef. 12c) archaic: become--usu. used in the phrase woe worth
[2]worth adj [ME, fr. OE weorth worthy, of (a specified) value; akin to OHG werd worthy, worth] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: having monetary or material value
2. archaic: estimable -- for all one is worth : to the fullest extent of one's value or ability [3]worth n (bef. 12c) 1 a: monetary value "farmhouse and lands of little ~" b: the equivalent of a specified amount or figure "a dollar's ~ of gas"
2: the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held "a literary heritage of great ~" 3 a: moral or personal value "trying to teach human ~" b: merit, excellence "a field in which we have proved our ~"
4: wealth, riches [4]worth prep (13c) 1 a: equal in value to b: having assets or income equal to
2: deserving of "well ~ the effort" -- worth one's salt : of substantial or significant value or merit