weorold

Meaning

1. world

   Tō sōþe God āna mæġ þisse weorolde āgan.

   Only God may truly own this world.

2. existence, state of existence, worldly affairs (often of mundane or worldly things, as opposed to spiritual)

   For Gode and for weorolde.

   In respect to Godly and worldly custom.

3. temporal things or possessions

4. men and things upon earth

5. an age (period of time)

   Tīde hwēol tyrnþ, and weorolda āgāþ.

   The wheel of time turns, and ages come to pass.

6. a person's lifetime

   Þā menn wunodon ealle heora weorolda on synne.

   Those people lived in sin for their entire lives.

7. the course of human affairs

Declension