Definition of "worlde" []

• Archaic spelling of world. (noun)

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• "This appulle betokenethe the lordschipe, that he hadde over alle the worlde, that is round."
• "Tartaria, lying in that parte of the worlde which is thought to be most North Easterly."
• "Following last week's item about the increasing frequency with which female 2012 athletes have been stripping off to promote themselves, I am indebted to the Press Association's Scott Dougal for drawing my attention to an olde worlde curiosity of a historical document."