Associations to the word «Norn»

Wiktionary

NORN, noun. (Norse mythology) Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.
NORN, proper noun. An extinct North Germanic language once spoken on the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
NORN, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To mourn; complain.
NORN, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To bring forward; proffer; propose.
NORN, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To say; speak; utter; tell.
NORN, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To call.
NORN IRON, proper noun. (Ireland) (affectionate slang) (generally only used in the Six Counties) Northern Ireland.

Dictionary definition

NORN, noun. (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley