knorr

See also: Knorr, knörr, knǫrr, and knørr

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse knǫrr.

Noun

knorr (plural knorrs)

  1. Alternative form of knarr (“large merchant ship used in mediaeval Scandinavia”)
    • 1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, translated by Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 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.

Swedish

Noun

knorr c

  1. (countable, uncountable) curl (small spiral or similar twisted shape)
    Grisen har knorr på svansen
    The pig has a curled tail ("has curl on its tail")
  2. (by extension) a pig's tail
  3. (figuratively) a spin (with a ball)
    Synonym: skruv
  4. a clever twist (at the end of something, like for example a speech or article)

Declension
Declension of knorr 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knorr knorren knorrar knorrarna
Genitive knorrs knorrens knorrars knorrarnas

Noun

knorr n

  1. grumbling (complaining under one's breath)
    Synonym: knot
  2. grumbling (from a stomach)
    Synonym: (more common) kurrande

Declension
Declension of knorr 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative knorr knorret — —
Genitive knorrs knorrets — —

References
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