Meaning & use
wyrd
An Old English concept of fate or destiny, seen as a force that shapes events beyond human control.
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The poem speaks of wyrd as an unstoppable force guiding every warrior's fate.
Scholars trace the modern word "weird" back to this older concept of wyrd.
A note on using this word
Wyrd is chiefly a literary and historical term found in Old English poetry like Beowulf, and is the linguistic ancestor of "weird."
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