Used attributively to describe something relating to the Norn language or to the Norns of Norse mythology.
Definitionen
Relating to the Norn language or to the Norns of Norse mythology. The museum houses several Norn manuscripts and artefacts.
Name of the extinct North Germanic language formerly spoken in Shetland and Orkney; treated as a mass‐noun language name.
Definitionen
An extinct North Germanic language once spoken in the Northern Isles of Scotland, especially Shetland and Orkney, until the 18th century. Although Norn died out centuries ago, a few words still survive in modern Shetland dialect.
Synonyme
weaver of destiny
one of the Norns
the Fates