Knorr

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of knarr (“large merchant ship used in mediaeval Scandinavia”). alt-of, alternative

    "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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "[…] K-N-O-R-R, a very strange name indeed, […]"

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Old Norse knǫrr.

Etymology 2

From the Dutch and German surname, from the root of Middle Dutch and Middle Low German cnorre, knorre (“protruberance, knot”). See gnarled.

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