Verdandi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Verdandi
< Old Norse verthandi, present participle of vertha to become; see Urd
Example Sentences
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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
Verdandi, usually translated as the Present, has an even deeper meaning.
From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn
Their names were Urd, Verdandi and Skuld, or Past, Present, and Future, and they were more powerful than the gods themselves, e.g.
From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Turner, Winifred
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos kept Jupiter himself in awe of their shears, and the old Norns, Urdur, Verdandi, and Skuld, ruined Wotan's power and his glory.
From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert
They are named Urd the past, Verdandi the present, and Skuld the future.
From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Menzies, Allan
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