knǫrr
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *knarruz (“knot (in wood)”), assumed to refer to the wood used to make the ship's bow. See English knar (“knot in a tree, gnarl, knurl”).[1]
Noun
editknǫrr m (genitive knarrar, plural knerrir)
Declension
edit Declension of knǫrr (strong u-stem)
Derived terms
edit- Icelandic: knörr m
- Faroese: knørrur m, knørur m, knørra f
- Norwegian: knarr m
- Swedish: knarr c
- → Danish: knarr c
- Old Danish: knar m
- → Old English: cnearr m
- → English: knorr
References
edit- ^ “knarr” in Den Danske Ordbog