knor

See also: knoer and Knör

English

Noun

knor (plural knors)

Obsolete form of knur.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for knor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Kron, N. Kor., NKRO, Nork, Ronk, nork

Danish

Alternative forms

knar (dated), knarr

Etymology

From Old Danish knar, from Old Norse knǫrr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʰnoːˀɐ̯]

Noun

knor c (singular definite knoren or knorren, plural indefinite knorer or knorrer)

(dated) Alternative form of knarr

Inflection

Declension of knor

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knor	knoren knorren	knorer knorrer	knorerne knorrerne
genitive	knors	knorens knorrens	knorers knorrers	knorernes knorrernes

References

“knor” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From knorren (“to grunt like a pig, to grumble like a hungry stomach”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /knɔr/
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Hyphenation: knor
Rhymes: -ɔr

Noun

knor m (plural knorren, diminutive knorretje n)

A grunt by a pig.
A grumble by a stomach.
(derogatory, college slang) A university student who doesn't belong to a student society (rarely used except by members of student societies).
Synonyms: nihilist, varken

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /knuːr/
Rhymes: -úːr
(ð-r merger) Rhymes: -úːð, -úːr

Adjective

knor

Plucky, alert.