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Weird
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction. [Obs. or Scot.]
2. A spell or charm. [Obs. or Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.
2. Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting, magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a weird appearance, look, sound, etc. Myself too had weird seizures. Tennyson. Those sweet, low tones, that seemed like a weird incantation. Longfellow. Weird sisters, the Fates. [Scot.] G. Douglas.