~ NORDRI   myth> ONE OF THE FOUR DWARFS SUPPORTING THE HEAVENS
~ NORMAN   implies NORTH MAN
^u         please explore NORMAN across the file 
           to grasp their impact on ANGLO SAXON and note that 
           ENGLISH is rather        ANGLO SAXON NORMAN
~ NORMANDY  or NEUSTRIA  A COASTAL REGION IN FRANCE
~ NORN     myth> A NORSE GODDESS
                 GODDESS OF FATE  other names follow
                 URTH      = PAST
                 VERTHANDI   PRESENT
                 SKULD       FUTURE
~ NORSE   A LINGUISTIC GROUP FROM THE SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA
~ NORTH   ONE OF THE CARDINAL DIRECTION POINTS   see> BOREAS
          sc>  A GYROSCOPE COMPASS SHOWS THE ROTATION AXIS OF
  THE EARTH or THE NORTH POLE
  THE NORTH POLAR POINT IS NEAR THE STELLA POLARIS or POLAR STAR
  AT NIGHT STARS ROTATE AROUND THE NORTH or SOUTH POLAR POINT
  Norwegian NOORD  = NORTH                        sug> NORWAY
  sp        NORTE    idem
  ukr       PIVNICH  NORTH from
            PIV      HALF
               NICH  NIGHT or MIDNIGHT probably from the idea that
  AT MIDNIGHT STARS REACH MID POINT OF THEIR ROTATIONS AROUND A
  CORE POINT OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLAR AXIS
  sug> NORTHERN  sug> NORDIC  sug> NORSEMAN  
  sug> NORWAY    sug> NORWEGIAN 
  note other cardinal point dwarfs 
  see> SUDRI  see> WESTRI  see> AUSTRI 
  note other "LITTLE PEOPLE"