Urd

English

noun
Definitions
  • One of the three Norns; the Norn of those who were.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Urðr (one of the three Norns) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (fate, destiny) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, become, bend, turn out).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wert-

Gloss

turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, become, bend, turn out

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

風

Emoji
🙃

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