English noun: weird sister | |||
1. | weird sister (person) (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae | ||
Synonyms | Norn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Norse deity | ||
Instance hyponym | Skuld, Urd, Urth, Verdandi, Verthandi | ||
Domain category | Norse mythology | ||