English

Noun

Norn ‎(plural Norns)

1. (Norse mythology) Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.

Synonyms

• (goddess of fate or destiny): Fate (Greek mythology)
• (extinct North Germanic language): Shetlandish

Hyponyms

• Urðr/Uror ("Fate"), Verðandi/Veroandi ("Happening" or "Present"), Skuld ("Debt" or "Future")

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Norn

1. An extinct North Germanic language once spoken on the Shetland and Orkney Islands.

Translations

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Norn, nrn

English

Alternative forms

• nurn

Verb

norn ‎(third-person singular simple present norns, present participle norning, simple past and past participle norned)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To mourn; complain.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To bring forward; proffer; propose.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To say; speak; utter; tell.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To call.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔɻɳ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse norn.

Noun

norn f (genitive singular nornar, plural nornir)

1. (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.

Declension

Synonyms

• norna

Etymology 2

From English Norn or Scots Norn, from Norn, from Old Norse norrǿna.

Noun

norn n (genitive singular norns, uncountable)

1. (language) Norn

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔrtn

Noun

norn f ‎(genitive singular nornar, nominative plural nornir)

1. witch (person who uses magic)

Declension