verǫld

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, equivalent to verr (man) +‎ ǫld (age). Compare Old Saxon werold, Old English weorold, West Frisian warld and Old High German weralt.

Noun

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verǫld f (genitive veraldar)

  1. the earth; the world
  2. the age of man, life on earth
  3. (in the plural) ages, eternity

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