Meaning wyrd
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wyrd


see weird.
Source: etymonline.com

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Often translated as "fate," wyrd is an Anglo-Saxon term that embodies the concept of inevitability in Old English poetry. Unlike destiny, in which one imagines looking forward into t [..]
Source: web.cn.edu

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wyrd


(n) fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
Source: beedictionary.com

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wyrd


 A word somewhat like fate, but the word comes from a root meaning "past", thus the emphasis is on fate derived from one's past actions.
Source: uppsalaonline.com

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Fate, destiny, particular in an Anglo-Saxon or Norse context. * '''1983''', Brian Bates, ''The Way of Wyrd: Tales of an Anglo-Saxon Sorcerer'', Century: *: Wyrd is too vast, too complex for us to [..]
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