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Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

and in modern Danish,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, Norwegian (

bokmål Bokmål () (, ; ) is one of the official written standards for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk. Bokmål is by far the most used written form of Norwegian today, as it is adopted by 85% to 90% of the population in Norway. There is no cou ...

and

nynorsk Nynorsk (; ) is one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language (''Landsmål''), parallel to the Da ...

) the word for "snake", "worm" or "dragon") became an

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

personal name during period of the

Danelaw The Danelaw (, ; ; ) was the part of History of Anglo-Saxon England, England between the late ninth century and the Norman Conquest under Anglo-Saxon rule in which Danes (tribe), Danish laws applied. The Danelaw originated in the conquest and oc ...

. Orm may also refer to: *

Orrm Orrm, also known as Orrmin ( ; fl. 1150s–80s), was an Augustinian canon from south Lincolnshire who wrote the ''Ormulum'', a collection of verse homilies that is the oldest English autograph and one of the most significant records of Middle En ...

or Orrmin, the author of the ''

Ormulum The ''Ormulum'' or ''Orrmulum'' is a twelfth-century work of biblical exegesis, written by an Augustinian canon named Orrm (or Orrmin) and consisting of just under 19,000 lines of early Middle English verse. Because of the unique phonemic o ...

'', a 12th century Christian text * the commissioner of the

Kirkdale sundial The ancient canonical sundial at St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale in North Yorkshire, England, near Kirkbymoorside, dates to the mid 11th century. The panel containing the actual sundial above the church doors is flanked by two panels, bearing a ...

in 11th century England * the

Ocean Master Ocean Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy and debuted in ''Aquaman'' #29 (September 1966). Although the character is one of the most enduring and ...

, a DC Comics supervillain and half-brother to Aquaman * Orm, the name of a dragon (and part of the name of other dragons) in the

Earthsea ''The Earthsea Cycle'', also known as ''Earthsea'', is a series of high fantasy books written by American author Ursula K. Le Guin. Beginning with '' A Wizard of Earthsea'' (1968), '' The Tombs of Atuan'', (1970) and '' The Farthest Shore'' (1 ...

series *

Orm (given name) Orm is a given name usually of Scandinavian origin. People with the given name include: * Orrm or Orrmin (12th century), the author of the ''Ormulum'' * Orm Eriksson (c.1476–1521), Norwegian nobleman, executed for involvement in a tax revolt * ...

, with a list of people with this name ORM as an acronym may refer to: *

Object–relational mapping Object–relational mapping (ORM, O/RM, and O/R mapping tool) in computer science is a programming technique for converting data between a relational database and the memory (usually the heap) of an object-oriented programming language. This ...

, a software programming technique that allows accessing relational databases in the form of abstract objects *

Object–role modeling Object–role modeling (ORM) is used to model the semantics of a universe of discourse. ORM is often used for data modeling and software engineering. An object–role model uses graphical symbols that are based on First-order logic, first order ...

, a method for conceptual data modeling *

Oak Ridges Moraine The Oak Ridges Moraine is an Ecology, ecologically important Geology, geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south-central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of between Caledon, Ontario, Caledon and Rice Lake (Ontario ...

, a geological landform in Ontario, Canada *

Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (, ORM) is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The observatory site is operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canar ...

, an observatory on the island of La Palma *

Online reputation management Reputation management, refers to the influencing, controlling, enhancing, or concealing of an individual's or group's reputation. It is a marketing technique used to modify a person's or a company's reputation in a positive way. The growth of the ...

Online research methods Online research methods (ORMs) are ways in which researchers can collect data via the internet. They are also referred to as Internet research, Internet science, or Web-based methods. Many of these online research methods are related to existing re ...

Operational risk management Operational risk management (ORM) is defined as a continual recurring process that includes risk assessment, risk decision making, and the implementation of risk controls, resulting in the acceptance, mitigation, or avoidance of risk. ORM is th ...

, a concept for safety in operations planning and execution *

Oromo language Oromo, historically also called Galla, is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch, primarily spoken by the Oromo people, native to the Ethiopian state of Oromia; and northern Kenya. It is used as a lingua franca in Oromia an ...

of the Horn of Africa (ISO code: orm) *

Orosomucoid Introduction Orosomucoid (ORM) or alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (''α1AGp'', ''AGP'' or ''AAG'') is an acute phase protein found in blood plasma, plasma. Orosomucoid was discovered over 70 years ago and belongs to the lipocalin protein family. The ...

, a glycoprotein *

Outsourcing relationship management Outsourcing relationship management (ORM) is the business discipline widely adopted by companies and public institutions to manage one or more external service providers as part of an outsourcing strategy. ORM is a broadly used term that encompass ...

Sywell Aerodrome Sywell Aerodrome is the local aerodrome serving the towns of Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden, as well as wider Northamptonshire. The aerodrome is located northeast of Northampton and was originally opened in 1928 on the edge ...

in Northamptonshire, England (IATA airport code) *

OpenRailwayMap OpenRailwayMap (ORM) is an online collaborative mapping project developing a worldwide railway map using technology based on the OpenStreetMap project. The project is part of the OpenStreetMap database, and acts as a renderer for the existing Ope ...

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