welthe
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]welthe
- Obsolete spelling of wealth.
- 1474, Caxton, Game and Playe of the Chesse[1]:
- And an enuyous man hath no vertue in hymself/ for he corrumpeth hymself for as moche as he hateth allway the welthe and vertues of other/ and thus ought they to kepe them that they take none euyll suspec[=o]n For a man naturally whan his affection hath suspecion in ony man that he weneth that he doth/ hit semeth to hym verily that it is doon.
- c. 1500, anonymous author, A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483[2]:
- Whan Charyte ys chosen with stats to stonde, Stedfast and styll, with oute distaunce, Then wreth may be exilid out of thys londe, And God oure gide to have governaunce; Wysdom and welthe with all plesaunce, May ryghtfulle reigne, and prosperite, For love hath underleyde wrethfull vengeaunce; Reioyse Enlond the lords acordid bee.
- 1874, Alexander Barclay, The Ship of Fools, Volume 1[3]:
- He wrote and ordeyned lawes moste egal and iust He edityed vnto the Grekes a comon welthe stable, quyet and commendable.
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Either inherited from Old English *welþ, weleþu (from Proto-West Germanic *waliþu) or formed anew from wele (“wealth”) + -the (abstract nominal suffix) on the model of helthe.
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]welthe (uncountable)
- Wealth, prosperity, plentifulness; a state of flourishing:
- Benefit or advantage; that which is helpful or advantageous.
- (religion) Spiritual flourishing or prosperity; salvation or reward.
- Riches (great amount of valuable assets or material possessions)
- An abundance or great number, especially if excessive or satisfying.
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[edit]References
[edit]- “wē̆lth(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]welthe
- Alternative form of welthy
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