werde

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See also: wërde

Dutch

Verb

werde

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of worden

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Verb

werde

  1. inflection of werden:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wyrd, weord, from Proto-West Germanic *wurdi, from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweːrd(ə)/, /ˈwɛːrd(ə)/, /ˈwiːrd(ə)/

Noun

werde (plural werdes) (especially Northern, literary)

  1. Destiny, fate; the force that determines events:
    1. A predetermined or predestined event; one's destiny.
    2. (often in the plural) A (usually future) event or outcome.
  2. (Greek mythology) One of the three Fates.
  3. (mythology) A prediction or prophecy.

Descendants

  • English: werd, weard (obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: weird, werd

References

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