An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Norne

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Nord

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Norne

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2519419An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — NorneJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Norne, feminine, Modern High German only, naturalised, especially by Klopstock, from the equivalent Old Icelandic norn (plural norner), ‘goddess of fate’; the origin of the term is disputed.