An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Norne

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Norne
Friedrich Kluge2512483An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — Norne1891John Francis Davis

Norne, f., ModHG. only, naturalised, espec. by Klopstock, from the equiv. OIc. norn (plur. norner), ‘goddess of fate’; the origin of the term is disputed.