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- noun One of the three
Norns ; the Norn of those who were.
Etymologies
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Examples
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There are some moments like when you think Belldandy is going to unconsciously use her powers due to jealousy, and when she runs away after 'Urd' kisses Keichii, but it's resolved straight away so it ruined a potential Belldandy moment.
Mania News Feed 2010
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Urd: you can also use nlite/vlite and choose an unattended install method. then you can specify custom paths for programs and profiles, too. works like a charm and is pretty easy.
Separate Data From Windows On A Standalone Partition | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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They sit beside the fountain of Urd (“Urdarbrienur”), which is below one of the roots of
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Statoil, for example, brought the Urd field online in November 2005, a project that incorporated two satellite fields (Svale and Staer) of its existing Norne project.
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Scandinavian Spinners of Fate were Urd (the Was, the Past),
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Freyja, the goddess of love and plenty, who presided over marriages, was one of these, and the three moons, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld, who determined the fate of gods and men, were also among the number.
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These three sisters, whose names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld, were personifications of the past, present, and future.
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Two of the Norns, Urd and Verdandi, were considered to be very beneficent indeed, while the third, it is said, relentlessly undid their work, and often, when nearly finished, tore it angrily to shreds, scattering the remnants to the winds of heaven.
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Urd is the eldest of the three, and gazes thoughtfully into the past; Werdandi gazes at the present; and Skuld gazes into the future.
Nature Mysticism John Edward Mercer 1889
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They are gnawed down below by the dragon Nidhögg and innumerable worms; but water from the fountain of Urd keeps the world-ash ever green.
Nature Mysticism John Edward Mercer 1889
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