urd

¹ American  

[oord, urd] / ʊərd, ɜrd /

noun

1. a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.

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Urd ² American  

[oord] / ʊərd /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. Norn2

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urd British  

/ ɜːd /

noun

1. black gram See gram 2

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Etymology

Origin of urd¹

< Hindi urd, urdh, urad, uṛad, Prakrit uḍidda- a pulse

Origin of Urd²

< Old Norse Urthr, cognate with Old English wyrd ( see weird), derivative of the Germanic root of Old Norse vertha to become, German werden; see worth ²

Example Sentences

In the corresponding scene of the first Quartos we have the words ‘Hark van urd in your ear,’ and the meaning of the text may have been obscured by some omission in the Folio.

From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

In the morning the king ordered them to drive to the urd, and try if they could get across it with the waggons.

From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

The king then went to the urd called Skerfsurd, where a road should be cleared.

From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

Bruse said, "I told you, sire, but you would not believe me, that we could make nothing of this urd."

From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

The king laid aside his cloak, and told them to go to work once more at the urd.

From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson