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Unorn vs Norn - What's the difference?

unorn | norn |

As an adjective unorn

is old; worn out; feeble.

As a noun Norn is

any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.

As a proper noun Norn is

an extinct North Germanic language once spoken on the Shetland and Orkney Islands.

As a verb norn is

to mourn; complain.

unorn

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Old; worn out; feeble.
    • English words prefixed with un-

    norn

    English

    Etymology 1

    (Norns)

    Noun

    (s)
  • (Norse mythology) Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.
    • Synonyms
    * (goddess of fate or destiny) Fate (Greek mythology) * (extinct North Germanic language) Shetlandish
    Hyponyms
    * ("Debt" or "Future")

    Etymology 2

    (Norn language)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An extinct North Germanic language once spoken on the Shetland and Orkney Islands.

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