norne
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- norna
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)
- 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
- Skuld
- Urd
- Verdande