Verdandi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Verdandi
< Old Norse verthandi, present participle of vertha to become; see Urd
Example Sentences
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Incidentally it may be remarked that, though Shakspeare’s Weird Sisters are three in number—corresponding to Urd, Verdandi and Skuld—German and Northern mythology and folk-lore occasionally speak of twelve or seven of them.
From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn
These Fates, or Norns, are named Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld,—three words meaning "past," "present," and "future."
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
The three Norns, Urda, Verdandi, and Skulda, sat beside the well that was in the hollow of the great root of Ygdrassil.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
All honor be to Urdhr and Verdandi and Skuld!
From Figures of Earth by Cabell, James Branch
Urda was ancient and with white hair, and Verdandi was beautiful, while Skulda could hardly be seen, for she sat far back, and her hair fell over her face and eyes.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
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