weird

Scots

/wird/

noun
Definitions
  • fate, fortune, destiny, one's own particular fate or appointed lot
  • event destined to happen, a god's decree, omen, prophecy, prediction
  • wizard, warlock, one having deep or supernatural skill or knowledge

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wyrd (destiny, fate) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (fate, destiny).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wurdiz

Gloss

fate, destiny

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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