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wyrd-stæf

  • noun [ masculine ]
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wyrd-stæf, es; m.
A decree of fate
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  • Ðonne seó þrág cymeþ wefen wyrdstafum

    when comes that season fixed by fate's decrees,

    • Exon. Th. 183, 101
    • ;
    • Gú. 1325.
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  • wyrd-stæf, n.