E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Urda, Verdandi, and Skulda.
The three Nornir (Past, Present, and Future)
who dwell in a beautiful hall below the ash-tree Yggdrasil’. Their employment is to engrave on a shield the destiny of man. (Scandinavian mythology.)
1
Urd (Past) takes the threads from Verdandi (Present), and Verdandi takes them from Skuld (Future).
2
¶ “What is that which was to-morrow and will be yesterday?“ Verdandi stands between Skuld (to-morrow) and Urd (yesterday).
Urd (Past) takes the threads from Verdandi (Present), and Verdandi takes them from Skuld (Future).
