verǫld

See also: veröld

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Compare Old Saxon werold, Old English worold, woruld, West Frisian warld and German weralt.

Noun

verǫld f (genitive veraldar)

the world

Declension

Declension of verǫld (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	verǫld	verǫldin	veraldir	veraldirnar
accusative	verǫld	verǫldina	veraldir	veraldirnar
dative	verǫld	verǫldinni	verǫldum	verǫldunum
genitive	veraldar	veraldarinnar	veralda	veraldanna

Descendants

Icelandic: veröld
Faroese: verøld
Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: verden
- Norwegian Nynorsk: verd
Old Swedish: væruld, værald, værild, værld
- Swedish: värld
Old Danish: wæræld
- Danish: verden
Westrobothnian: wähl, vät, vel
Elfdalian: wärd
Gutnish: värd
Scanian: værlð

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