Orkney Norn is the dialect of Norn that was spoken on the Orkney Islands and in Caithness on mainland Scotland – possibly also on the Hebrides.

Script
Latin
ISO 639-2
nrn
Regions
Orkney Islands, Caithness, Outer Hebrides
Debut
16th century
Cutoff
19th century
Literature

Nordbø, B. (30 March 2022). Norn. In Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 September 2026 from snl.no

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gilla cosdum thite cumma,
Helleur ir i nam thite,
sin vee Firgive sindara mutha vus,
veya thine mota vara gort
ga vus da on da dalight brow vora
min delivera vus fro olt ilt, Amen.
Firgive vus sinna vora
or On sa meteth vera.
o yurn sinna gort i chimrie,
lyv vus ye i tumtation,