adj. & n.
--adj.
1. uncanny, supernatural.
2 colloq. strange, queer, incomprehensible.
3 archaic connected with fate.
--n. esp. Sc. archaic fate, destiny.
Phrases and idioms:
the weird sisters
1. the Fates.
2 witches.
Derivatives:
weirdly adv. weirdness n.
Etymology: (earlier as noun) f. OE wyrd destiny f. Gmc