More strange, unusual, or unexpected than something or someone else; more difficult to understand or explain.
From Old English 'wyrd' meaning 'fate' or 'destiny,' the word originally described things that seemed ruled by fate or beyond normal understanding. Over time, it shifted to simply mean 'strange' or 'unusual.'
The original Old English 'wyrd' is where we get the word 'weird,' and it's connected to the Weird Sisters (the Fates) in mythology—so when something is 'weird,' you're technically calling it 'fated' or 'beyond human control,' which is a profound etymology buried in casual speech.
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