knorr

English

Alternative forms

• knarr

Etymology

From Old Norse knǫrr (“merchant ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /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.

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