Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

norn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
norn
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.

name

An extinct North Germanic language once spoken on the Shetland and Orkney Islands.

Etymology

From Old Norse norn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: norn, Norren, norrǿnn, *nurþrōnijaz

Inflected Forms

Norns (plural)

Synonyms

Fate weird sister

Questions

What does norn mean?
Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.
Where does norn come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce norn

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