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Definition of Norns in English:

Norns

proper noun

Scandinavian Mythology

  • The three virgin goddesses of destiny (Urd or Urdar, Verdandi, and Skuld), who sit by the well of fate at the base of the ash tree Yggdrasil and spin the web of fate.

Origin

From Old Norse, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

Norns

/nɔːnz/