urd

[ oord, urd ]

/ ʊərd, ɜrd /

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noun

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

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Also called gram, black gram .

Origin of urd

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

Words nearby urd

urbiculture, urbi et orbi, URC, urceolate, urchin, urd, urdé, Urdu, URE, urea, urea clearance

Other definitions for urd (2 of 2)

Urd

[ oord ]

/ ʊərd /

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

See under Norn.

Origin of Urd

<Old Norse Urthr, cognate with Old English wyrd (see weird), derivative of the Germanic root of Old Norse vertha to become, German werden;see worth²

How to use urd in a sentence

May Urd's protection hold thee on every side, where thou seest turpitude.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Unliquored, un-lik′urd, adj. not moistened with liquor: not in liquor, sober.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The third root of the ash is in heaven, and beneath it is the most sacred fountain of Urd.
The Sacred Tree|J. H. Philpot
Until France is adequte/ly sec/urd//against the/menace/of ag/gression.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert

The ash tree was watered daily from Urd's fountain, and it could not wither till the last-411- battle was about to be fought.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson

British Dictionary definitions for urd

urd

/ (ɜːd) /

noun

black gramSee gram 2 (def. 1)

Word Origin for urd

Hindi

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