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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse knǫrr.
Noun
knorr (plural knorrs)
- 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
- (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")
- (by extension) a pig's tail
- (figuratively) a spin (with a ball)
- Synonym: skruv
- a clever twist (at the end of something, like for example a speech or article)
Declension
Noun
knorr n
- grumbling (complaining under one's breath)
- Synonym: knot
- grumbling (from a stomach)
- Synonym: (more common) kurrande
Declension
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