Sentence:  His three sisters sat, beneath the tree, one twisting the <WSD>wyrd</WSD> on her distaff, one spinning the <WSD>wyrd</WSD> on her wheel, one weaving the <WSD>wyrds</WSD> of gods and men on her loom. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Fate, destiny, particularly in an Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse context.