orlay

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old English orlæġ (“fate”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀlag, *uʀlag, from Proto-Germanic *uzlagą (“destiny; fate”, literally “that which is laid out; out-lay; plan; design”). For more, see Old English or-, English lay. === Noun === orlay (plural not attested) (Germanic paganism) Fate, destiny. Synonyms: weird, wyrd; see also Thesaurus:fate 2006, An Heathen Reader: Some Thoughts on the State of Things I Think, anheathenreader.blogspot.com/.../some-thoughts-on-state-of-things-i.html: I am fully aware of how Oaths affect my Orlay and my Wyrd. I am Oathed to no one, save the Holy Ones and my Wife. === See also === wyrd === Anagrams === Aylor, Royal, aroyl, royal