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
Fear not, maiden, Verdandi striveth to weave dark threads among the gold, but already do they begin to brighten.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
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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