Norna

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Norn \Norn\, Norna \Nor"na\, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.]
     1. (Scandinavian Myth.) Any one of the three Fates, Past,
        Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and
        Skuld. They are identified with the Anglo-Saxon Wyrd, and
        are similar to the Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae.
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     2. A tutelary deity; a genius.
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