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NORN
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• NORN (noun)
The noun NORN has 1 sense:
1. (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae
Familiarity information: NORN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Norn; weird sister
Hypernyms ("Norn" is a kind of...):
Norse deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)
Domain category:
Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)
Instance hyponyms:
Urd; Urth (goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past)
Verdandi; Verthandi (goddess of fate: an elf who personified the present)
Skuld (goddess of fate: a dwarf who personified the future)
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