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Old English · noun

weoroldsped

Normalised weoroldspēd

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈwe͜o.roldˌspeːd/
[ˈwe͜o.roɫdˌspeːd]
Syllables
ˈwe͜o · rold · ˌspeːd (3 syllables)
Modern English
worldlywealthsuccess

Meaning

  1. worldly wealth

    Sindon þīne dōmas on dǣda ġehwām sōðe, ġeswīðde ond ġesiġefæste; ēac þīn willan in woruldspēdum ryhte mid rǣde

    Thy judgments on each of deeds are true, strong and steadfast; likewise wishes of thine are right with a matter in worldly wealths.

    c. 980, Azarias:
  2. worldly success

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

Equivalent to weorold + spēd.

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