knor
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Noun edit
knor (plural knors)
References edit
- “knor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Danish edit
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Etymology edit
From Old Danish knar, from Old Norse knǫrr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
knor c (singular definite knoren or knorren, plural indefinite knorer or knorrer)
Inflection edit
Declension of knor
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From knorren (“to grunt like a pig, to snore like a pig, and to grumble like a hungry stomach”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
knor m (plural knorren, diminutive knorretje n)
- A grunt by a pig.
- A grumble by a stomach.
- (derogatory, university slang) A university student who doesn't belong to a student society (rarely used except by members of student societies).