norne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• norna (pre-2012)

Etymology

From Old Norse norn, compare Faroese norna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nornə/

Noun

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

1. a Norn, any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.

   Synonym: lagnadsdis (literally “fate goddess”)

   Norna spinn lagnadstråden.

   The Norn spins the thread of fate.

Derived terms

• daudenorne, dødsnorne (“death goddess”)
• nornegraut (“the first porridge cooked after a birth”)

See also

• Skuld
• Urd
• Verdande