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Norn

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Norn  (nôrn)
n. Mythology
Any of the three goddesses of fate in Norse myth.
Norn1
n
(Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth any of the three virgin goddesses of fate, who predestine the lives of the gods and men
[Old Norse]
Norn2
n
(Linguistics / Languages) the medieval Norse language of the Orkneys, Shetlands, and parts of N Scotland. It was extinct by 1750
[from Old Norse norr&́#́x́0́1́5́3́;́na Norwegian, from northr north]
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Noun1.Norn - (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae
weird sister
Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity
Norse deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen
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Maybe we're entering a new phase in Norn Iron where inmates don't have "political representatives" anymore - they're just criminals like the world over.
Lockdown at jail raises few voices by The Mirror (London, England)
She sang the First Norn in Georg Solti's ground-breaking complete recording of Wagner's Ring cycle, and was the soloist for the first Proms performance of Mahler's Third Symphony in 1963.
OBITUARY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
So I'm afraid, Denis, that the young whippersnapper was within his rights to turn up his nose at your Norn Iron note.
Our tender relationship with Northern Ireland by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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