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    NORN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Norn; weird sister

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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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