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Norn
(Norn)
Pronunciation:
/nɔːn/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a form of Norse formerly spoken in Orkney and Shetland but largely extinct by the 19th century.
adjective
relating to Norn.
Origin:
from Old Norse
norrœn
'Norn, northern', from
northr
'north'
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