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In Suio-Goth. there is ^'tvorda revereri, Wdrda Gud, revereri 

 Deum. A.-S. vurthian, vyrthian unde vurthunge, cultus, vene- 

 ratio. Al. imirden. Isl. wirda. Derivatio hinc habemus wordig 

 venerabilis, &c.," but no meaning with reference to land, by 

 Ihre. 



Examples : — 



Hawksworth — w. of Hawks. A.-S. hauoc, a hawk. 



Howlsworth — ?from A.S. hoi, a hole, cavern, den, hollow, or 

 from Hold, a nobleman, or hotv, a mountain, 



Leckworth — ? from A.-S. leo, leac, leek, onion, garlic, or Wei. 

 llech, flat stone, flag, slate, tablet, and icorth, farm, &c. 



"Warkworth, and four other places in ^Northumberland. 



There are fourteen place-names ending in worth in Durham 

 county. At Hurworth-on-Tees, near Croft, there is a nook of 

 land, to the south of the school-house, surrounded on three sides 

 by a water-course, i:e., on the west, north, and east, and from 

 which the Tees is visible at a short distance south-east, which 

 is a complete worth on a small scale. It is the site of the old 

 Hurworth Manor House, and is now a farm house, occupied by 

 Mr. "Watson and Sons. In all probability the village owes the 

 latter part of its name to this place ; the former part, Sur, is 

 equivocal. 



Warkworth is very similarly situated, on a rocky eminence, 

 surrounded on three sides by the river Coquet. 



"Warkworth is perhaps the fortified worth. Cf. J^Tewark." 

 E. Gr. Wark, Wark Castle, lINorthumberland. 



Worth is a place worth preserving for defence and cultivation, 

 or from its position capable of being made worthy, or of import- 

 ance and respect, in time of peace or war. 



Wtbee Hill. 



Hill of the water house, or house by the water. From Wei. 

 gwy or wy, water, and Norw. leer, house, and A.-S. hyll, hill, 

 hill. See Hill and Bee. 



