Verthandi
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A Norse goddess of fate who represents the present
- proper noun
- Literature
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Verthandi
- In the myth, Verthandi weaves the events of the present alongside her sisters.
Examples
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The trio Urd, Verthandi, and Skuld determine the destinies of gods and humans.
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In Norse mythology, Verthandi is one of the three Norns.
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Scholars debate how the concept of Verthandi influenced later ideas of fate in literature.
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Many stories mention Verthandi as the goddess of the present.
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In the myth, Verthandi weaves the events of the present alongside her sisters.
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The trio Urd, Verthandi, and Skuld determine the destinies of gods and humans.
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Many stories mention Verthandi as the goddess of the present.
Synonyms
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9.9
One of three goddesses in Norse stories who represents the present time
is the same name written with a different spelling
Surface Forms
Verthandi main
Etymology
Verthandi comes from the Old Norse verb verða 'to become' and the ending -andi 'doing', so it literally means 'becoming' or 'what is happening now'.