Verdandi

[ ver-dahn-dee ]

/ ˈvɛr dɑn di /

See under Norn.

Origin of Verdandi

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

Norn ²

[ nawrn ]

/ nɔrn /

any of three goddesses of fate, the goddess of the past (Urd), the goddess of the present (Verdandi), and the goddess of the future (Skuld).

They are Urd (the past), Verdandi (the present), Skuld (the future).

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) |Charles Mills Gayley
Verdandi, usually translated as the Present, has an even deeper meaning.

The Younger Edda |Snorre
They are named Urd the past, Verdandi the present, and Skuld the future.

History of Religion |Allan Menzies

Norn ¹

/ (nɔːn) /

Norse myth any of the three virgin goddesses of fate, who predestine the lives of the gods and men

C18: Old Norse

Norn ²

/ (nɔːn) /

the medieval Norse language of the Orkneys, Shetlands, and parts of N Scotland. It was extinct by 1750

C17: from Old Norse norŕœna Norwegian, from northr north