auf Erden

German

Etymology

Erden, here, is not a plural but an otherwise obsolete weak dative form of Erde.

Adverb

auf Erden

  1. (chiefly literary or religious) on the face of the earth; in the world; here below; in this life
    Es wird immer Kriege auf Erden geben.
    There will always be wars on the face of the earth.
    Auf Erden bestimmt sich unser Schicksal in der Ewigkeit.
    Here below is where our fate in eternity is determined.

Synonyms

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