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Meaning of NORN

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae
 
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 See Also: Norse deity, Skuld, Urd, Urth, Verdandi, Verthandi

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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