norn
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English nornen, nurnen, from Old English gnornan, gnornian (“to be sad, murmur, complain, mourn, lament, grieve”), from Proto-West Germanic *gnuʀnōn (“to mourn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰnew- (“to gnaw, scrape, rub”). Cognate with Old Saxon gnornōn (“to be sad”).
Alternatively, the Middle English word may be of North Germanic origin. Compare dialectal Swedish norna, nyrna (“to inform secretly”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
norn (third-person singular simple present norns, present participle norning, simple past and past participle norned)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To mourn; complain.
- (transitive, obsolete) To bring forward; proffer; propose.
- (transitive, obsolete) To say; speak; utter; tell.
- (transitive, obsolete) To call.
Faroese edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
norn f (genitive singular nornar, plural nornir)
Declension edit
Declension of norn | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | norn | nornin | nornir | nornirnar |
accusative | norn | nornina | nornir | nornirnar |
dative | norn | nornini | nornum | nornunum |
genitive | nornar | nornarinnar | norna | nornanna |
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Etymology 2 edit
From English Norn or Scots Norn, from Norn, from Old Norse norrǿna.
Noun edit
norn n (genitive singular norns, uncountable)
- (language) Norn
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | norn |
Accusative | norn |
Dative | norni |
Genitive | norns |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
norn f (genitive singular nornar, nominative plural nornir)
- witch (person who uses magic)