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WEIRD SISTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does weird sister mean? 

WEIRD SISTER (noun)
  The noun WEIRD SISTER has 1 sense:

1. (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcaeplay

  Familiarity information: WEIRD SISTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WEIRD SISTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Norn; weird sister

Hypernyms ("weird sister" is a kind of...):

Norse deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)

Domain category:

Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)

Instance hyponyms:

Urd; Urth (goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past)

Verdandi; Verthandi (goddess of fate: an elf who personified the present)

Skuld (goddess of fate: a dwarf who personified the future)


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