Definition of Norna. Meaning of Norna. Synonyms of Norna

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Definition of Norna

Norna
Norn 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.

Meaning of Norna from wikipedia

- or the Story of Norna-Gest is a legendary saga about the Norse hero Nornagestr, sometimes called Gestr, and here anglicized as Norna-Gest. Nornagests...
- synonyms: Cytherea Salisb. (1812) Orchidium Sw. (1814) Calypsodium Link (1829) Norna Wahlenb. (1833) The valid botanical species name of the Calypso orchid is:...
- Bek-Pedersen suggests that the word norn has relation to the Swedish dialect word norna (nyrna), a verb that means 'communicate secretly'. This interpretation relates...
- "Book IX". The Danish History – via Wikisource. "Norna-Gests þáttr". see also Norna-Gests þáttr "Norna-Gests þáttr". Translated by Hardman. Archived from...
- texts from the same era. One of the texts may have been written in Norway. Norna-Gests þáttr has a brief mention of the king of Denmark and Sweden, Sigurd...
- noted though that his brother, Regin, is described as being a dwarf in Norna-Gests þáttr and resembling a dwarf (Old Norse: dvergr of vǫxt), however...
- visitors were amused with the Yellowleys' penurious ways, and encountered Norna, a relative of Magnus Troil who was supposed to be in league with the fairies...
- Norna Robertson (FRSE, FInstP, FRAS, FAPS) is a lead scientist at LIGO at California Institute of Technology, and professor of experimental physics at...
- short tales not otherwise preserved such as Nornagests þáttr ("the Story of Norna Gest"). Especially important is the Grœnlendinga saga ("History of the Greenlanders")...
- right hand, he had lost a finger. The battle ended with Swedish victory. In Norna-Gests þáttr, the account of Starkad takes place not long after the victory...