Wyrd
WordNet

noun


(1)   Fate personified; one of the three Weird Sisters
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Etymology


From , from , a verbal abstract from the root } ( > Latin ), related to the Old English verb (compare German ). Cognate with Old Saxon , Old High German , Old Norse (Swedish ).

Noun


wyrd
  1. fate, destiny
    Gæð a wyrd swa hio scel. Fate always goes as she must. (Beowulf l. 455)
  2. the Fates
  3. event, occurrence
 
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