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weird

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) weird (noun)
  2. 2) weird (adjective)
  3. weird out (verb)
  4. Weird Sister (noun)
  5. Weird Sisters (noun plural)

1weird

noun \ˈwird\

Definition of WEIRD

1
: fate, destiny; especially : ill fortune
2
: soothsayer

Origin of WEIRD

Middle English wird, werd, from Old English wyrd; akin to Old Norse urthr fate, Old English weorthan to become — more at worth
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

Rhymes with WEIRD

beard, eared, tiered

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