adj. I. earthly, temporal :-- Fæder woruldcund an earthly father, Exon. Th. 13, 33; Cri. 212. On ðás tíd wé sceolan habban godcunde blisse and eác worldcunde, Blickl. Homl. 83, 20. Mid hú heardum brocum ús swingaþ úre worldcunde fædras, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 25. Ðonne hié eallinga ágiémeleásiaþ ðone ymbhogan woruld-cundra ðinga cum curare corporalia funditus negligunt, 18; Swt. 137, 2. Hlǽfdige wuldorweorudes and worl[d]cundra háda under heofonum and helwara, Exon. Th. 18, 18; Cri. 285. Ðætte gé fore uueoroide sién geblitsade mid ðém weoroldcundum gódum, and hiora sáula mid ðém godcundum gódum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 293, 35. II. secular, profane as opposed to sacred :-- Gelǽred ge on godcundum gewritum ge on weoruldcundum literis sacris simul et saecularibus instructi, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 24. III. secular as opposed to ecclesiastical :-- Ðis is seó weoruldcunde (weorld-, ) gerǽdnes, L. Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 2. Woruldcunde (world-, ), L. C. S. proem.; Th. i. 376, 4. Hwelce wutan wǽron geond Angelkynn ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruld-cundra, Past. pref.; Swt. 2, 3. Woroldcundra, Chart. Th. 132, 2. weorold-cund