"Verðandi" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Etymology: From verðandi, present participle of verða (“to become, to happen”). Thus literally becoming, happening. Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|tr=}} Verðandi f, {{non-proper noun|f}} Verðandi f
  1. (Norse mythology) one of the three Norns Tags: Norse, feminine Categories (topical): Norse mythology Related terms: verða Coordinate_terms: Skuld, Urðr
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          "english": "on a tablet they graved, / Skuld the third;\nLaws they established, / life allotted\nto the sons of men, / destinies pronounced.",
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