knǫrr

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See also: knorr, knørr, and knörr

Old Norse

Etymology

From 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

knǫrr m (genitive knarrar, plural knerrir)

  1. knorr, knarr: a large merchant ship used in medieval Scandinavia

Declension

  Declension of knǫrr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knǫrr knǫrrinn knerrir knerrirnir
accusative knǫrr knǫrrinn knǫrru, knerri knǫrrunum, knerrinum
dative knerri, knǫrr knerrinum, knǫrrinum knǫrrum knǫrrunum
genitive knarrar knarrarins knarra knarranna

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “knarr” in Den Danske Ordbog
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