Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
urd
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the three Norns; the Norn of those who were.

noun

Alternative spelling of urad.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse Urðr, from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (“fate, destiny”), Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with English weird.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Urds (plural) Urth (alternative)

Phrases

Well of Urd urd bean

Frequently Paired Words

weird Verdandi Skuld

Questions

What does urd mean?
One of the three Norns; the Norn of those who were.
Where does urd come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce urd

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