3 entries under this word

Weird

Wëird, n.

noun

n. [A-S. wyrd, fate, fortune, one of the Fates; O. Sax. wurth, O. H. Ger. wurt, uurt, Icel. urthr.]

A spell or charm. W. Scott.
Fate; destiny; also, a prediction. W. Scott.

Wëird, a.

adjective

a. 1. Skilled in witchcraft. The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land. Shak.

Sense 2. Relating to, or partaking of, witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting, magical influence; tainted with sorcery; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a weird appearance, look, sound, and the like.

Myself too had weird seizures. Tennyson.

Weird sisters, the Fates. [Scot.] G. Douglas.

Wëird, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to. [Scot.] Jamieson.