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Norn

Norn

4 9.9
A goddess in Norse stories who decides the future of people and gods
  • noun
  • /nɔrn/
  • Literature
translation icon : Norn
  • Your story is not over, and when it is, one day you will discover that the Norns have sewn your tales in their tapestries from the beginning.
  • Norn Book of Fate
  • Norn stone
  • Norn Book

Examples

  • Each post, Laura Norn takes a chart, table, interactive graphic, or other display of sociology.

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  • The Norns that spin and weave at their Well of Fate.

  • And better than the Norn, I'd imagine.

  • That norn determines your fate.

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  • There are many norns, as each person gets their own norn at birth.

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  • There are many norns, as each person gets their own norn at birth.

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  • But are the gods, Norns (female executive gods, of a sort), and giants really aliens to us or to each other?

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  • In Norse mythology, the three Norns control the fate of both gods and men.

  • The ancient story tells of how the Norns weave the destinies of every creature.

  • Many believe that the Norns have the power to change one's fate through their decisions.

Synonyms

weird sister
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  • Archaic
1 9.9

One of three women who decide people's future in old stories

is specifically the Norse trio who control destiny rather than a literary witch figure

Surface Forms

Norn singular
Norns plural

Etymology

Norn comes from Old Norse and means a being of 'fate' or 'destiny', so you can think of a Norn as the Norse version of the Greek Fates who 'spin' the thread of life. That's why a Norn is a goddess who decides what will happen to people.