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