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Old Norse
Etymology
See urðr. The name originally means "fate" or "destiny", which can be seen in the cognate Old English wyrd.
Proper noun
Urðr f
- (Norse mythology) one of the three Norns
- Vǫluspá, verse 20, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 4:
Þaðan koma meyjar / margs vitandi
þrjár, ór þeim sal / er und þolli stendr;
Urð hétu eina, / aðra Verðandi,
skáru á skíði, / Skuld ina þriðju;
þær lög lögðu, / þær líf kuru
alda börnum, / örlög seggja.- Thence come maidens / much knowing
three from the hall / which under that tree stands;
Urd hight the one, / the second Verdandi,
on a tablet they graved, / Skuld the third;
Laws they established, / life allotted
to the sons of men, / destinies pronounced.
Declension
Declension of Urðr (strong i-stem, indefinite singular only)
| feminine
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singular
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| indefinite
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| nominative
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Urðr
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| accusative
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Urð
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| dative
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Urð
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| genitive
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Urðar
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Coordinate terms