norn

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

norn(n = noun.person) weird sister - (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae; Array

is a kind of norse deity

has particulars: urd, urth, verdandi, verthandi, skuld

norn, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.].

Any one of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They are identified with the Anglo-Saxon Wyrd, and are similar to the Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae. [1913 Webster]
A tutelary deity; a genius. [1913 Webster]

norn, n. any of three goddesses of destiny in Scandinavian mythology.

Etymology

ON: orig. unkn.

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