werde

See also: wërde

Dutch

Verb

werde

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

Anagrams

• weder, wrede, wreed

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈveːɐ̯də]

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• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯də

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

• weerde, weird, werd, werede, werid, wierde, wired, wird, wirde, wired, wirid, word, wyerde, wyrde

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
  • Scots: weird
  • → English: weird

References

• “wē̆rd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈwɛrdə/

Verb

wërde

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of wërden