weorold

Old English

weorold f

world
Tō sōþe God āna mæġ þisse weorolde āgan.
Only God may truly own this world.
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
  Forþon iċ ġeþenċan ne mæġ · ġeond þās woruld
  for hwan mōdsefa(n) · mīn(ne) ġesweorce
  Thus I cannot think over through this world
  why would (not) my heart darken
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 (literally "For God and for world").
temporal things or possessions
men and things upon earth
an age (period of time)
Tīde hwēol tyrnþ, and weorolda āgāþ.
The wheel of time turns, and ages come to pass.
a person's lifetime
Þā menn wunodon ealle heora weorolda on synne.
Those people lived in sin for their entire lives.
the course of human affairs

Typically used without sēo (“the”): Nis þæt ġerȳne hū weorold is, ac þæt hēo is ("The wonder is not how the world is, but that it is").

Strong i-stem: