Verdandi

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[ver-dahn-dee] / ˈvɛr dɑn di /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. Norn2

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Etymology

Origin of Verdandi

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

Example Sentences

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

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

Verdandi is, therefore, not merely a representative of present Being, but of the process of Growing, or of Evolution—which gives her figure a profounder aspect.

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

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