Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Veröld

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 veröld verǫld

f., gen. veraldar, dat. veröld and veröldu; [from verr = a man, and öld, q. v.; A. S. weorold; Engl. world; Hel. werold; Germ. welt; Swed. wärld; Dan. verden qs. verlden, with the suffixed article]:—the world, esp. in eccl. sense; til enda veraldar, Rb. 134; víða um veröldina, Fms. xi. 97; í veröldinni, Edda (pref.), K. Á. 132, Sks. 447 B; um veraldir veralda, rendering of per secula seculorum, Sks. 617 B, Niðrst. 8; of allar aldir veralda, sá er ríkir í veröld veralda, Hom. 112, 125; um eptir-komandi veraldir, for ages to come, Stj.: very freq. in mod. eccl. language, as in the Bible, Pass., Vídal.; veraldar auðæfi, ágirni, glys, girnd, worldly riches, desires, Greg. 30, Hom. 14, Fms. v. 217; veraldar válað, veraldar virðing, Greg. 27, Fms. v. 219; veraldar friðr, a world-peace, universal peace, Fagrsk. ch. 128; veraldar glys, góðs, lán, lifnaðr, spekt, starf, sæla, tign, worldly toys, treasures, grants, life, wisdom, business, bliss, glory, Hom. 27, 108, Bs. i. 862, Clem. 23, Sks. 615, MS. 625. 165, Fær. 145, Stj. passim; veraldar ljós, the light of this world, Stj.; veraldar lög, the civil law, H. E. i. 506; veraldar bygð, the world = ἡ οἰκουμένη, Stj. 464, 643, Rb. 394; veraldar kvikendi, Stj.; veraldar fólk, Magn. 466; veraldar höfðingi, the great ones of the world, K. Á. 46; veraldar maðr, a man of this world, a secular person, layman, Bs. i. 862, H. E., Stj., passim; veraldar-prestr and veraldar klerkr, a secular clerk, a parson, Bs. i. 840, H. E. i. 502, Karl. 275; veraldar ráð, secular authority, 868; veraldar metnaðr, -ríki, worldly rank and power, Greg. 77, Ver. 40, Anecd. 38, Fms. v. 343; veraldar sigr, x. 395; veraldar ríkr, mighty, Mar.; veraldar sjór, the ‘world-sea,’ the ocean, Stj. 1; veraldar vist, the existence of the world, MS. 1812. 48; veraldar-vitringr, a philosopher (= heimspekingr, q. v.); Phytagoras veraldar vitringr, Stj. 98, 271.

Orthography

The word "{$word}" can also be spelled as "{$older_form}" in older orthography, where "ö" is represented as "ǫ".

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

veröld

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "veröld" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pref.: preface.
q. v.: quod vide.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
suff: suffix.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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