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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)
- knorr, knarr: a large merchant ship used in medieval Scandinavia
Declension
Declension of knǫrr (strong u-stem)
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