Weird has been recorded since the days of Old English (when it was spelled wyrd), and unlike how we use it today, it wasn’t an adjective, but a noun. According to the Oxford English Dictionary...
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Weird derives from the Old English noun wyrd, essentially meaning "fate." By the 8th century, the plural wyrde had begun to appear in texts as a gloss for Parcae, the Latin name for the Fates—three goddesses who spun, measured, and cut the thread of life.
WEIRD definition: 1. very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural: 2. very strange and unusual, unexpected…. Learn more.
WEIRD definition: strange; odd; bizarre. See examples of weird used in a sentence.
“Weird” refers to something that is strange, unusual, or inexplicable. It’s often used to describe situations, events, or appearances that deviate from the norm. For example, “The play had a weird and eerie atmosphere.” The incorrect spelling “Wierd,” with ‘ie’ instead of ‘ei’, is a frequent mistake.
The correct spelling is weird, not “wierd.” A common memory aid to remember this is the saying, “We are weird,” emphasizing the ‘we’ at the beginning of the word.
- involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound. 2. strange; unusual; peculiar: a weird costume.
If you describe something or someone as weird, you mean that they are strange. That first day was weird. Drugs can make you do all kinds of weird things. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. It seems that your browser is blocking this video content.