• Norn is an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken in the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland) off the north coast of mainland Scotland and in...
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  • Scottish man who was reportedly the last native speaker of Norn, a North Germanic language which had once been spoken throughout Shetland, Orkney and...
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    the English language. The Norn language, a North Germanic language, is now extinct. The Northumbrian dialect of the Old English language was spoken in...
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  • Look up Norn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Norn may refer to: Norn language, an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken in Northern Isles...
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    The Norns (Old Norse: norn [ˈnorn], plural: nornir [ˈnornɪr]) are deities in Norse mythology responsible for shaping the course of human destinies. In...
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  • one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages; the others include Norwegian, Icelandic, and the extinct Norn and Greenlandic...
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    areas under Norwegian influence Greenlandic Norse Norn language, an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken in Shetland and Orkney, off the north...
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    native speaker of the Norn language. The remote islands of Foula and Unst are variously claimed as the last refuges of the language in Shetland, where there...
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    Caithness (category Norn language)
    council area. Until its demise in the 15th century, the Norn language was the common language of everyday communication for people in Caithness, before...
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    Foula (category Norn language)
    'laird' and 'truck'. The island was one of the last places where the Norn language was spoken (although it is claimed that Walter Sutherland of Skaw in...
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