Urd

See also: urð, and Urð

English

Alternative forms

• Urth

Etymology

From Old Norse Urðr, from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (“fate, destiny”), Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with English weird.

Noun

Urd (plural Urds)

1. One of the three Norns; the Norn of those who were.

Derived terms

• Well of Urd

Related terms

• weird

See also

• Verdandi
• Skuld

Anagrams

• DUR, Dur., RUD, Rud, dur, rud

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German

Etymology

From Old Norse Urðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊrt/, [ʊɐ̯t]

Proper noun

Urd f (genitive Urds or Urd)

1. (Norse mythology) Urd

Holonyms

• Norne

Coordinate terms

• Werdandi
• Skuld