nornen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === norne, nourne, nurne === Etymology === Apparently from Old Norse *norna, *nyrna, from Proto-Germanic *nurnōną, *nurnijaną. Compare Middle Low German nōrnen (“to remind”) and dialectal Swedish norna, nyrna (“to inform secretly”), and more distantly, Old Norse norn (“Norn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɔrnən/, /ˈnoːrnən/, /ˈnurnən/, /ˈnuːrnən/ === Verb === nornen (third-person singular simple present norneth, present participle nornende, nornynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle norned) (transitive) To state (something); declare. (transitive) To urge, beseech. (transitive) To offer; propose. === References ===