There is only one known text recorded in Orkney Norn: the Lord’s Prayer, recorded in the late 1690s by James Wallace and published in An Account of the Islands of Orkney.

Script
Latin
ISO 639-2
nrn
Status
Unofficial
Debut
1700
Literature

The Norn Project. (n.d.) Orkney Norn. Retrieved 18 September 2026 from nornlangauge.x10.mx

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Wallace, J. (1700). An Account of the Islands of Orkney. London.

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