weird, n. [ME. wirde, werde; AS. wyrd, wird, wurd,
                fate, destiny, from weorthan, to become.]
1. a spell or charm.
2. a prophesy.
3. one's alloted fate or fortune; destiny.
4. any of the Fates.
weird, a. [from weird, n.]
1. connected with fate or destiny; able to influence fate. [Archaic]
2. suggestive of ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; mysterious; eerie.
3. queer; unusual; startlingly odd; as, he wore a weird costume. [Colloq.]
the Weird Sisters; the three Fates.
weird, v.t. to warn. [Scot.]
 
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