Worthing

name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village in Hoe and Worthing parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9919). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A coastal town and borough in West Sussex, England. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of worth form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

* The name of the village in Norfolk derives from Old English worþig (“enclosure”). * The name of the town in West Sussex derives from the unattested Old English personal name *Weorþ + -ing (“belonging to”).

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