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

Etymology

From the verb knorra (“to curl up, twist”), an imitative word similar to the identical verb meaning "to grunt."

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knorr	knorrs
	definite	knorren	knorrens
plural	indefinite	knorrar	knorrars
	definite	knorrarna	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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knorr	knorrs
	definite	knorret	knorrets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• knorra

References

• “knorr”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “knorr”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “knorr”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “knorr”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1898–2023