Urd

See also: urð and Urð

English

Alternative forms
  • Urth

Etymology

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

Noun

Urd (plural Urds)

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

Derived terms
  • Well of Urd

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German

Etymology

From Old Norse Urðr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊrt/, [ʊɐ̯t]

Proper noun

Urd f (genitive Urds or Urd)

  1. (Norse mythology) Urd

Declension
Declension of Urd (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Urd
genitive einer der Urds,
Urd
dative einer der Urd
accusative eine die Urd

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