weorold
Old English
Etymology
from Proto-West Germanic *weraldu, ō-stem variant of *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, a compound of *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“age”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwe͜o.rold/, [ˈwe͜o.roɫd]
Usage notes
- Typically used without the word for "the": Nis þæt ġerȳne hū weorold is, ac þæt hēo is ("The wonder is not how the world is, but that it is").
Declension
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