Verdandi

[ ver-dahn-dee ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. Norn2

Word History and Origins

Origin of Verdandi¹

< Old Norse verthandi, present participle of vertha to become; Urd

Example Sentences

Fear not, maiden, Verdandi striveth to weave dark threads among the gold, but already do they begin to brighten.

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These are the tasks of Urda, Verdandi, and Skulda.

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They are named Urd the past, Verdandi the present, and Skuld the future.

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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.

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Two of the Norns, Urd and Verdandi, were considered to be very beneficent indeed, while the third, it is said, relentlessly undid their work, and often, when nearly finished, tore it angrily to shreds, scattering the remnants to the winds of heaven.

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