weird

  • 11weird — [wird] adj. [ME werde, orig. n., fate < OE wyrd, fate < the base of weorthan, to become (basic sense “what is to come”) < IE * wert , to turn: see VERSE] 1. Obs. of fate or destiny 2. of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other… …

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  • 12weird — O.E. wyrd fate, destiny (n.), lit. that which comes, from P.Gmc. *wurthis (Cf. O.S. wurd, O.H.G. wurt fate, O.N. urðr fate, one of the three Norns ), from PIE *wert to turn, wind, (Cf. Ger. werden, O.E. weorðan to become ) …

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  • 13Weird — (w[=e]rd), n. [OE. wirde, werde, AS. wyrd fate, fortune, one of the Fates, fr. weor[eth]an to be, to become; akin to OS. wurd fate, OHG. wurt, Icel. ur[eth]r. [root]143. See {Worth} to become.] [1913 Webster] 1. Fate; destiny; one of the Fates,… …

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  • 14Weird — Weird, v. t. To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to. [Scot.] Jamieson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15weird|ie — «WIHR dee», noun. Slang. a person or thing regarded as weird, odd, or eccentric …

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  • 16weird|y — «WIHR dee», noun, plural weird|ies. = weirdie. (Cf. ↑weirdie) …

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  • 17Weird NJ — (NJ Bizarre en anglais) est un magazine qui est publié dans le New Jersey. Il raconte des légendes, des histoires de fantômes, et des endroits effrayant dans le New Jersey. Mark Moran et Mark Scuerman l ont créé en 1983. Lien externe Site… …

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  • 18weird — index mysterious, peculiar (curious), prodigious (amazing), uncanny Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19WEIRD — Entities In Rightful Domination (Community » Religion) …

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  • 20weird — meaning ‘strange, unnatural’, is spelt ei , not ie …

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