Worth having or deserving; valuable; worthwhile.
From 'a-' (prefix) + 'worth,' an archaic formation meaning 'worthy' or 'deserving.' Likely influenced by Scots English, which retained more 'a-' prefix formations.
The word 'aworth' shows how the 'a-' prefix was used to intensify or affirm value judgments—modern English mostly lost this, but it survives in Scottish and Northern dialect poetry.
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