noun
Meaning 1
One of the three Norns; the Norn of those who were.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Urd
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of urad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Urth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Norn, weird sister
History
Etymology
From Old Norse Urðr, from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (“fate, destiny”), Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with English weird.