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Worulddǣl

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(Edlǣded of Continent)

Ƿorulddǣlas sind þā mǣstan land on þǣre ƿorulde. Be sōðe tǣcneþ ƿorulddǣl ǣnig dǣl þǣre ƿorulde, ac þæt ƿord is gebrocen hēr tō hātenna þā seofon (rihtor seoxe) mǣstra landa on þǣre ƿorulde. Hī sind Asia, Affrica, Norðerne Ƿīnland, Sūðerne Ƿīnland, se Andnorða, Europe, and Sūþland. Europe is sōþlīce arm Asie, and for þǣm mæg man hī ætgædere "Eurasia" hātaþ.

Tō bēacnienne þæt man ƿille be ānum þisra landa sprecan, mæg man "hēafodlic" tō geīhtnesse brūcan, tō bisene: Hēafodlic ƿorulddǣl.

Rīm þāra Ƿorulddǣla

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In gēardagum segede man þe þēos ƿoruld ƿæs in þrim dǣlum bedǣled - þæt is Europe, Asia and Affrica[1]. Þis ƿæs ǣr ƿesterne menn afundon American and Australie and Antarctican.

Nū mōt man secgan þe siex ƿorulddǣlas hæfþ þēos ƿoruld oþþe seofon gif America biþ tƿegen; ēac sægþ man þe þǣr sīen fēoƿer, fīf, siex oððe seofon:

Models
Color-coded map showing the various continents. Similar shades exhibit areas that may be consolidated or subdivided.
7 ƿorulddǣlas
[2][3][4][5][6]
    Norþamerica
    Sūðamerica
    Antarctica
    Affrica
    Europe
    Asia
    Australia
6 ƿorulddǣlas
[3][7]
    Norþamerica
    Sūðamerica
    Antarctica
    Affrica
       Eurasia
    Australia
6 ƿorulddǣlas
[8][9]
       America
    Antarctica
    Affrica
    Europe
    Asia
    Australia
5 ƿorulddǣlas
[7][8][9]
       America
    Antarctica
    Affrica
       Eurasia
    Australia
4 ƿorulddǣlas
[7][8][9]
       America
    Antarctica
          Affriceurasia
    Australia
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