What does orlay mean?
Orlay means (Germanic paganism) Fate, destiny..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Germanic paganism) Fate, destiny..
I am fully aware of how Oaths affect my Orlay and my Wyrd. I am Oathed to no one, save the Holy Ones and my Wife.
There laws they laid, there life chose, To men's sons, and spoke orlay […]
You could think of your own orlay as the source or seed of your “personal wyrd.” A newborn infant initially inherits its orlay from its parents and ancestors. This initial orlay is its heritage, compiled from the words and deeds of those ancestors.
These deeds done within the innangard of the tribe by its tribesmen are its law, its orlay.
Remember how I wrote at the beginning of this chapter that the Norns 'shape' orlay. Orlay itself gives a person 'shape' within the dimensions of Time and Wyrd.
Use orlay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Orlay means (Germanic paganism) Fate, destiny..
Common synonyms include weird, wyrd, chance, destin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I am fully aware of how Oaths affect my Orlay and my Wyrd. I am Oathed to no one, save the Holy Ones and my Wife.
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