Wyrd
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- noun
- /wɜrd/
- Archaic
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- To me, wyrd (fate) is not there to plan out your entire life; it is there to place things in your path.
Examples
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However, they do not determine those things exclusively, as wyrd is determined by the way all three work together.
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The first few were okay, but everything hit its stride starting with Wyrd Sisters and Guards! Guards.
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A dark and terrible place, called the Wyrd Wild Wood.
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Wyrd can only take us to that point.
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Wyrd is a fickle thing.
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Lady J: I love the look of wyrd models, but this one terrified me after painting 40k models all my life.
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Granny Weatherwax, Wyrd Sisters.
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In Norse mythology, the concept of wyrd shapes the destinies of both mortals and gods.
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The ancient texts describe wyrd as the intertwining fates that govern our lives.
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He believed that his choices could influence his wyrd, even if fate seemed predetermined.
Synonyms
A person like a witch who can say what will happen in the future
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wyrd comes from an old English verb weorðan meaning 'to become', so it originally meant what 'becomes' you, that is your 'fate'. The same root is in the modern word weird, and the 'Weird Sisters' in stories are simply the sisters of fate.