Orkney Norn
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
Debut
16th century
Cutoff
19th century
Literature
Nordbø, B. (30 March 2022). Norn. In Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 September 2026 from snl.no
Subfamily
Language
Orthography
Subfamily
Language
Orthography
Language
Orthography
daawurt
Horraldshay
stiggle
skraal
o yurn sinna gort i chimrie,
ga vus da on da dalight brow vora
min delivera vus fro olt ilt, Amen.
gilla cosdum thite cumma,
Favor i ir i chimrie,
lyv vus ye i tumtation,
veya thine mota vara gort
sin vee Firgive sindara mutha vus,
or On sa meteth vera.
Firgive vus sinna vora
Helleur ir i nam thite,
styuilk
Horraldshay
