See also: Norn

English edit

Alternative forms edit

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)

  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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse norn.

Noun edit

norn f (genitive singular nornar, plural nornir)

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

  1. (language) Norn
Declension edit
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative norn
Accusative norn
Dative norni
Genitive norns

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse norn (norn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

norn f (genitive singular nornar, nominative plural nornir)

  1. witch (person who uses magic)

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