The definition of odd is different than the normal, not divisible by two or the one remaining when others are paired.
(adjective)See odd in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ME odde < ON oddi, point of land, triangle, hence (from the third angle) odd number, akin to OE ord, a point < Gmc *uzda- (> Ger ort, place, orig., point) < IE *uds (< base *ud-, up > out) + *dho-, var. of *dhē, to place, put > do
interjection
See odd in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective odd·er, odd·est
Origin:
Origin: Middle English odde
Origin: , from Old Norse oddi, point of land, triangle, odd number
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