Knörr

Old Norse Dictionary - knörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "knörr" (or knǫrr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

knörr Old Norse word can mean:

knörr (knǫrr): m., gen. knarrar, dat. knerri, n. pl. knerrir, acc. knörru; [A. S. cnear]:—a ship, esp. a kind of merchant-ship, opp. to langskip; hann hafði tvá knorru ok sextigu hermanna á hverjum, FmS. iii. 36; öll stórskip bæði knörru ok önnur, ix. 167; er betra at halda langskipum til hafnar en knörrum, FaS. i. 278; eptir þat kom Hængr með knörru tvá, Eg. 71, 79. 98, Lv. 100.

knörr (knǫrr): COMPDS: knarrarbátr, knarrarbringa, knarrarnes, knarrarskip, knarrarsmiðr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, knörr may be more accurately written as knǫrr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

dat.: dative.

esp.: especially.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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