The Lord's Prayer in Norn

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The Norn language was spoken on the Orkney and Shetland Islands from the ninth to the eighteenth century.

Orkney Norn

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Wallace transcription; 1700

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

Shetland Norn

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Low transcription; 1774 – after George Low as edited by Joseph Anderson; 1879

Fy vor or er i Chimeri.
Halaght vara nam dit.
La konungdum din cumma.
La vill din vera guerde i vrildin sindaeri chimeri.
Gav vus dagh u dagloght brau.
Forgive sindorwara sin vi forgiva gem ao sinda gainst wus.
Lia wus ikè o vera tempa, but delivra wus fro adlu idlu
for do i ir kongungdum, u puri, u glori, Amen.