wyrd
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wurþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrti-, a verbal abstract from the root *wert- (“‘to turn’”) ( > Latin vertere), related to the Old English verb weorþan (“‘to grow into, become’”) (compare German werden). Cognate with Old Saxon wurd, Old High German wurt, Old Norse urðr (Swedish öde).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /wyrd/
[edit] Noun
wyrd f.
- fate, destiny
- Gæð a wyrd swa hio scel. Fate always goes as she must. (Beowulf l. 455)
- (in plural) the Fates
- event, occurrence
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wyrd | wyrda, -e |
| accusative | wyrd, wyrde | wyrda, -e |
| genitive | wyrde | wyrda |
| dative | wyrde | wyrdum |
[edit] Descendants
- English weird
