HyperDic: weird_sister

English > 1 sense of the expression weird sister:
NOUNperson weird sister, Norn(Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny
English > weird sister: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae.
SynonymNorn
CategoryNorse mythologyThe mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity
InstancesSkuldgoddess of fate
Urd, Urthgoddess of fate
Verdandi, Verthandigoddess of fate
BroaderNorse deityA deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen

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