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Norn definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae [syn: Norn, weird sister]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Old Norse Date: 1846 any of the three Norse goddesses of fate

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any of three goddesses of destiny in Scandinavian mythology. Etymology: ON: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Norn Norn, Norna Nor"na, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.] 1. (Scandinavian Myth.) One of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. 2. A tutelary deity; a genius.