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

Related terms

• knorra

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	—	—

Related terms

• knorra

References

• knorr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knorr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knorr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)