knorr

knorr

See also: Knorr, knörr, knǫrr, and knørr

English

Alternative forms

• knarr

Etymology

From Old Norse knǫrr (“merchant ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔː(ɹ)/

Noun

knorr (plural knorrs)

1. (historical) A large merchant ship used in mediaeval Scandinavia
   • 1997, Bernard Scudder (trans.), ‘Egil's Saga’, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin 2001, p. 29:

     the largest knorr in Halogaland was loaded at Sandnes this spring and Thorolf was said to be sole owner of all the cargo on board.

Translations

merchant ship used in mediaeval Scandinavia

Danish: knarr (da) c, knor (da) c, knar c Faroese: knørrur m, knørur m Icelandic: knörr m

Norwegian: knarr m Old Norse: knǫrr m Swedish: knarr (sv) c