norn

Speech parts

1. norn - Noun

2. norn - Verb

3. Norn - Proper noun

Meaning

Alt. of Norna

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wench norm sorcerer sorceress fate witch bitch hag northwind weird sister witches severak heks

Hypernyms

Norse deity

Examples

After his arrival in the Norselands, the norn tasks Hercules with averting Ragnarok. Source: Internet

Andvari gives some background information about himself, including that he was cursed by a " norn of misfortune" in his "early days". Source: Internet

Even less is known about "Caithness Norn" than about Orkney and Shetland Norn. Source: Internet

Gudr and Róta and the youngest Norn, she who is called Skuld, ride ever to take the slain and decide fights. Source: Internet

Etymology The origin of the name norn is uncertain, it may derive from a word meaning "to twine" and which would refer to their twining the thread of fate. Source: Internet

Price (1984), p. 204 Walter Sutherland from Skaw in Unst, who died about 1850, has been cited as the last native speaker of the Norn language. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

normozoospermic norms of conduct normwise Norn Iron norna nornantenine