Urðr

Old Norse Dictionary - urðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "urðr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

urðr Old Norse word can mean:

urðr
f., qs. vurðr; gen. urðar; acc. dat. would be urði, but does not occur unless it be Vsp. 20, where urð must stand either for urði, dropping the vowel, for the next word begins with h; or it is nom. = urðr, according to the A. S. and general rule (cp. Rm. 36), that verbs signifying to call, name, are followed by a nom.: plur. urðir: [A. S. wyrd; Engl. weird; Hel. wurth]:—a weird, fate; the word is obsolete in prose; en sjá urðr sjallgætust (-gætastr, Cod. wrongly) með Svíum þótti, that weird, extraordinary accident, viz. that he slew himself, Ýt.; gengu þess á milli grimmar urðir, ‘grim weirds.’ a cruel fate prevented it, Skv. 3. 5; urðr öðlinga þú hefir æ verit, the evil Norn, evil angel of kings, Gkv. 1. 23.
urðr
II. esp. as the name of one of the three Norns, Vsp. 19.
urðr
COMPDS: Urðarbrunnr, urðarfár, urðarlokur, urðarmagn, urðarmáni, urðarorð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Cod.
Codex.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
gl.
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
nom.
nominative.
plur.
plural.
qs.
quasi.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
viz.
namely.
esp.
especially.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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