Urd

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of the three Norns; the Norn of those who were.
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of urad. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Synonyms

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skuldurthverdandi

Etymology

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

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