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Worn vs Norn - What's the difference?

worn | norn |

As verbs the difference between worn and norn

is that worn is past participle of lang=en while norn is to mourn; complain.

As an adjective worn

is damaged and shabby as a result of much use.

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.

worn

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • damaged and shabby as a result of much use

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * outworn * worn out

    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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