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Norn

Norn noun: any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.

norn: any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny
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Noun

Norn (plural Norns)

  1. (Norse) Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.
    Synonyms:
    Fate

Proper noun

Norn

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

Norn meaning in Marathi

Norn in Marathi

any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny
नॉर्न nŏrna
language
नॉर्न nŏrna

Synonyms of Norn

Forms of Norn

pluralNorns

Origin of Norn

From Old Norse norn.

Borrowed from Scots Norn, from Middle Scots Norn (“Norn, Norwegian”), from Middle English Norn, Norren (“Norwegian”), from Old English Norren, Norn (“Norwegian”), from Old Norse norrǿnn (“northern, Norwegian”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz (“northern”). Doublet of northern and Northron.

Phrases with Norn

Questions about Norn

What does Norn mean?
Norn means any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.
What is Norn in Marathi?
Norn in Marathi is नॉर्न (nŏrna). See Norn meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Norn?
Norn can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Norn?
The plural of Norn is Norns.

Words near Norn in the dictionary

  1. normozincemic
  2. normozoospermia
  3. normozoospermic
  4. norms
  5. normwise
  6. Norn
  7. Norn Iron
  8. nornantenine
  9. nornicotine
  10. nornoreast
  11. nornorwest

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