"weorold" meaning in Old English

See weorold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwe͜o.rold/, [ˈwe͜o.roɫd]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, a compound of *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“age”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*weraldi}} Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*weraldiz}} Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, {{af|gem-pro|*weraz|*aldiz|nocat=1|t1=man|t2=age}} *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“age”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} weorold f, {{ang-noun|f}} weorold f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-f|weorold}}, {{ang-decl-noun|weorold|weorolde,weorolda|weorold,weorolde|weorolde,weorolda|weorolde|weorolda|weorolde|weoroldum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], weorold [nominative, singular], weorolde [nominative, plural], weorolda [nominative, plural], weorold [accusative, singular], weorolde [accusative, singular], weorolde [accusative, plural], weorolda [accusative, plural], weorolde [genitive, singular], weorolda [genitive, plural], weorolde [dative, singular], weoroldum [dative, plural]
  1. world Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-weorold-ang-noun-SG6kYiTR
  2. existence, state of existence (often of mundane or worldly things, as opposed to spiritual) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-weorold-ang-noun-OFwozeM8
  3. earthly things, temporal possessions Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-weorold-ang-noun-DK3fmyJz Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 31 23 1 7 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 32 25 1 2 36
  4. men and things upon earth Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-weorold-ang-noun-658KwOcZ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 31 23 1 7 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 32 25 1 2 36
  5. an age Tags: feminine Synonyms: ieldu
    Sense id: en-weorold-ang-noun-3l66Qr1O
  6. a person's lifetime Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-weorold-ang-noun-AysbRUbQ
  7. the course of human affairs Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-weorold-ang-noun-azjQt35w Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 31 23 1 7 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 5 25 18 2 3 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 32 25 1 2 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: middanġeard, weorld, weoruld, woruld, worold, world, wiorld, wyrold, wiarald, wuruld

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
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          "text": "Þā menn wunodon ealla heora weorolda on synne",
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      "ipa": "/ˈwe͜o.rold/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwe͜o.roɫd]"
    }
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}
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      "ipa": "[ˈwe͜o.roɫd]"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "worold"
    },
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      "word": "world"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "wuruld"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weorold"
}

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