| The Norn dialects of Orkney and Shetland, Glaswegian and Highland English are all variably non-standard. |
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| In the recently acquired Orkney and Shetland islands there was a fourth, Norn, a dialect of Norwegian. |
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| The finest bread comes from Norn Iron, and don't believe anything else you hear! |
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| When I flew last year we went over the Isle of Man and Norn Iron, so it isn't just Florida flights that go the same way. |
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| This is also one of the most beautifully realized movies to emerge from Norn Iron. |
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| Last year's winner didn't even turn up for the ceremony so at least our Norn Iron chum and Swiss-based hero have had the grace to attend. |
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| Clamping is not something the car-happy people of Norn Iron will take lying down. |
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| Last night those 15,000 Norn Iron souls made more noise than I've ever heard before from such a crowd. |
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| Conor and Tiernan are intrigued to see Northern Ireland, or Norn Iron as they pronounce it, mimicking a northern accent. |
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| I come from Norn Iron but I left for pastures new nearly 15 years ago. |
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| Web shoppers can now browse the webpage using Norn Iron speak. |
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| The Norn language formerly spoken in the islands, a descendant of the Old Norse of the Vikings, became extinct in the 18th or 19th century. |
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| The local dialects of the Scots language, collectively known as Insular Scots, are highly distinctive and retain strong Norn influences. |
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| Walter Sutherland from Skaw in Unst, who died about 1850, has been cited as the last native speaker of the Norn language. |
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| Norn had also been a spoken language in Caithness but had probably become extinct there by the 15th century, replaced by Scots. |
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| Although Norn was spoken for hundreds of years it is now extinct and few written sources remain. |
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| The features of Norn grammar were very similar to the other Scandinavian languages. |
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| Norn continued to be spoken in Caithness until perhaps the fifteenth century and lingered until the late 18th century in the Northern Isles. |
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| Scots, often referred to as English, began supplanting Norn in the early 14th century at the time of the Wars of Scottish Independence. |
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| Shetland toponymy bears some resemblance to that of northwest Norway, while Norn vocabulary implies links with more southerly Norwegian regions. |
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| The Norse language changed into the local Norn, which lingered until the end of the 18th century, when it finally died out. |
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| Michael P Barnes, professor of Scandinavian Studies at University College London, has published a study, The Norn Language of Orkney and Shetland. |
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| It includes works in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin, Norn or other languages written within the modern boundaries of Scotland. |
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| Although little is known of that Norn dialect, some of this linguistic influence still exists in parts of the county, particularly in place names. |
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| In Caithness, it came into contact with both Norn and Gaelic. |
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| Orkney and Shetland were pledged to James III in 1468 and 1469 respectively, and it is with these pledges that the replacement of Norn with Scots is most associated. |
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| The last reports of Norn speakers are claimed to be from the 19th century, but it is more likely that the language was dying out in the late 18th century. |
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| In the Northern Isles of Shetland and Orkney, Old Norse completely replaced the local languages and over time evolved into the now extinct Norn language. |
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| It is one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages, the others being Norwegian, Icelandic, and the extinct Norn and Greenlandic Norse. |
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| Throughout the game you can enlist the aid of heroes from races old and new, including the barbarian Norn, the magical Asura and even a few surprises. |
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