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- noun Plural form of
Norn .
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Examples
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The Northern goddesses of fate, who were called Norns, were in nowise subject to the other gods, who might neither question nor influence their decrees.
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The Valkyrs were considered as divinities of the air; they were also called Norns, or wish maidens.
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The Norns were the Fates of the old Norse mythology.
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The Norns are the Fates, which watch over man through life.
The Story of Siegfried James Baldwin 1883
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The Norns were my nursing mothers; I have won the people's praise.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung William Morris 1865
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The Norns were my nursing mothers; I have won the people's praise.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865
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These witches were also known as Norns or Fates, grim augurs of the future the memory of which survives in the weird sisters of
SpikeMagazine.com Ben Granger 2010
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These witches were also known as Norns or Fates, grim augurs of the future the memory of which survives in the weird sisters of
SpikeMagazine.com Ben Granger 2010
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These witches were also known as Norns or Fates, grim augurs of the future the memory of which survives in the weird sisters of
SpikeMagazine.com Ben Granger 2010
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These witches were also known as Norns or Fates, grim augurs of the future the memory of which survives in the weird sisters of
SpikeMagazine.com Ben Granger 2010
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