Get to know Norns better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Norns meaning
plural of Norn
Using Norns
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Norn
- In the example corpus, norns often appears in combinations such as: the norns, norns are.
Context around Norns
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 3 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Norns
- In this selection, "norns" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, book, famous, main, 1821, gordian and disappear stand out and add context to how "norns" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to the norns and by the norns section 15. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "norns" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with norns
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lamenting the loss of their wisdom, the Norns disappear. (9 words)
Theories A number of theories have been proposed regarding the norns. (11 words)
Legendary sagas Some of the legendary sagas also contain references to the norns. (13 words)
High continues that the norns that live by the holy well Urðarbrunnr each day take water from the well and mud from around it and pour it over Yggdrasil so that the branches of the ash do not rot away or decay. (42 words)
In Norna-Gests þáttr, where they arrive at the birth of the hero to shape his destiny, the norns are not described as weaving the web of fate, instead Norna appears to be interchangeable and possibly a synonym of vala (völva). (41 words)
These unclear distinctions among norns and other Germanic female deities are discussed in Bek-Pedersen's book Norns in old Norse Mythology and in Lionarons article "Disir, Valkyries, Volur, and Norns: The Weise Frauen of the Deutsche Mythologie". (38 words)
Example sentences (18)
These unclear distinctions among norns and other Germanic female deities are discussed in Bek-Pedersen's book Norns in old Norse Mythology and in Lionarons article "Disir, Valkyries, Volur, and Norns: The Weise Frauen of the Deutsche Mythologie".
Attestations Mímer and Balder Consulting the Norns (1821-1822) by H. E. Freund There are a number of surviving Old Norse sources that relate to the norns.
Anselm Kiefer: Superstrings, Runes, The Norns, Gordian Knot at White Cube, BermondseyUntil 26 January, free.
Beside these three famous Norns, there are many others who appear at a person's birth in order to determine his or her future.
High continues that the norns that live by the holy well Urðarbrunnr each day take water from the well and mud from around it and pour it over Yggdrasil so that the branches of the ash do not rot away or decay.
In Norna-Gests þáttr, where they arrive at the birth of the hero to shape his destiny, the norns are not described as weaving the web of fate, instead Norna appears to be interchangeable and possibly a synonym of vala (völva).
Lamenting the loss of their wisdom, the Norns disappear.
Legendary sagas Some of the legendary sagas also contain references to the norns.
Moreoever, theories have been proposed that the idea that there are three main norns may be due to a late influence from Greek and Roman mythology, where there are also spinning fate goddesses ( Moirai and Parcae ).
One of the last legendary sagas to be written down, the Hrólfs saga kraka talks of the norns simply as evil witches.
Skaldic poetry A skaldic reference to the norns appears in Hvini's poem in Ynglingatal 24 found in Ynglingasaga 47, where King Halfdan is put to rest by his men at Borró.
Television The 1990s Disney TV series Gargoyles features three sisters, referred to by the cast as the "Weird Sisters", that are inferred to be Norns.
The hero asks Fafnir of many things, among them the nature of the norns.
The more immediate destinies of men are assigned by the Norns (Section 15).
Theories A number of theories have been proposed regarding the norns.
These three Norns are described as powerful maiden giantesses ( Jotuns ) whose arrival from Jötunheimr ended the golden age of the gods.
This romantic representation of the norns depicts one of them ( Verdandi according to the runes below) with wings, contrary to folklore.
To quote Snorri Sturluson 's Skáldskaparmál on the various names used for women: :Woman is also metaphorically called by the names of the Asynjur or the Valkyrs or Norns or women of supernatural kind.
Common combinations with norns
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: