Word info Synonyms

norn

Speech parts

1. norn - Noun

2. norn - Verb

3. Norn - Proper noun

Meaning

Alt. of Norna

Source: Webster's dictionary

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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

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