weorold

== Old English == === Alternative forms === weorld, weoruld, woruld, worold, world, wiorld, wyrold, wuruld wiarald — Kentish === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, a compound of *weraz (“man”) +‎ *aldiz (“age”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwe͜o.rold/, [ˈwe͜o.roɫd] === Noun === weorold f world existence, state of existence, worldly affairs (often of mundane or worldly things, as opposed to spiritual) temporal things or possessions men and things upon earth an age (period of time) a person's lifetime the course of human affairs ==== Usage notes ==== Typically used without sēo (“the”): Nis þæt ġerȳne hū weorold is, ac þæt hēo is ("The wonder is not how the world is, but that it is"). ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== (world) middanġeard (an age) ieldu (a person's lifetime) līf ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: worldEnglish: worldMiddle Scots: warld, wardillScots: warld