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worldly
O.E.
woruldlic
, from the roots of
world
and
like
(adj.). A common Gmc. compound (cf. O.Fris.
wraldlik
, O.S.
weroldlik
, M.Du.
wereldlik
, Ger.
weltlich
, O.N.
veraldligr
).
Worldly-wise
is recorded from c.1400.
