norn

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse norn.

Noun

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norn f (genitive singular nornar, plural nornir)

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

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From English Norn or Scots Norn, from Norn, from Old Norse norrǿna.

Noun

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norn n (genitive singular norns, uncountable)

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

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse norn (norn).

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Noun

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norn f (genitive singular nornar, nominative plural nornir)

  1. witch (person who uses magic)

Declension

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    Declension of norn
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative norn nornin nornir nornirnar
accusative norn nornina nornir nornirnar
dative norn norninni nornum nornunum
genitive nornar nornarinnar norna nornanna