Wyrd in Old English

IPA: /wyrd/, [wyrˠd] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: The word wyrd used as a name. From Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (“fate”). Cognate with Old Norse Urðr (“one of the three Norns”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wurdiz|t=fate}} Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (“fate”), {{cog|non|Urðr|t=one of the three Norns}} Old Norse Urðr (“one of the three Norns”) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Wyrd|sort=}} Wyrd f, {{ang-proper noun|g=f|head=Wyrd}} Wyrd f

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"Wyrd" meaning in Old English

Proper name