weird, wierd, wirde, wyrde

& a. [A. S. wyrd, wird, wurd =fate, destiny; cogn. with Icel. widhr=fate; M. H. Ger. wurth fate, death, from the same root as A. S. weordhan; Icel. verdha; Ger. werden =to become.] A. As substantive: 1. Fate, destiny; formerly one of the Norns or "And this weird shall overtake thee." Fates. Scott: Bridal of Trier main , ii. 26. 2. A spell, a charm. B. As adjective: 1. Pertaining to or connected with fate or destiny; influencing or able to influence fate. 2. Relating to or partaking of the nature of witchcraft; supernatural, unearthly, wild; suggestive of unearthline . "Those sweet, low tones, that seemed like a weird incantation." Lonfellow: Evangeline , ii. 4. weird-ne , s. [Eng. weird ; -ne .] The quality or state of being weird; unearthline , eerine . "Mingling in daintiest fashion the weirdne of fairy lore with what Parisians call the latest 'cry of actuality." -London Daily Chronicle.