was wotd|2007|March|5
English

Etymology
From OE. term|wyrd||fate, destiny|langang, through term|weohrtan||to become|langang.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/wɪ�d/, SAMPA|/wI@d/
a|US IPA|/wi�d/ or /wɪ�d/, SAMPA|/wi@rd/
audio|en-us-weird.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪ�(r)d

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. Having supernatural or preternatural power.
2. Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
3. Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
4. archaic Of or pertaining to the Fates.

Synonyms
eerie
uncanny

Derived terms
weirdo
weirdly
weirdness

Translations
trans-top|having supernatural or preternatural power
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trans-top|having an unusually strange character or behaviour
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trans-top|deviating from the normal; bizarre
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trans-top|archaic: of or pertaining to the Fates
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ttbc-top
ttbc|German: eigenartig, merkwürdig, sonderbar, seltsam, bizarr
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ttbc|Polish: dziwny m, dziwaczny m, cudaczny m
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Noun
en-noun

1. context|archaic|except in Scots fate|Fate or destiny.

#*1912: In the weird of death shall the hapless be whelmed, and and from Doom's dark prison / Shall she steal forth never again. � Euripides, Medea, trans. Arthur S. Way (Heinemenn 1946, p. 361)

1. context|archaic|in plural The Fates.

Derived terms
dree one�s weird

Verb
en-verb

1. To make someone feel strange.

#: Hey man, you're weirding me out.

Scots

Etymology
OE.|sco term|wyrd||fate, destiny|lang=ang.

Pronunciation
IPA|/wird/

Noun
sco-noun

1. fate|Fate, destiny.

Derived terms
dree one�s weird

ar:weird
fr:weird
io:weird
pl:weird
pt:weird
ru:weird
fi:weird
ta:weird
te:weird
vi:weird
zh:weird

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