norne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²nornə/

Etymology

From Old Norse norn. Cognate with Faroese norna.

Noun

norne f (definite singular norna, indefinite plural norner, definite plural nornene)

  1. Norn, any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.
    Norna spinn lagnadstråden.
    The Norn spins the thread of fate.

Derived terms
  • nornegraut (“the first porridge cooked after a birth”)

See also
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