Knörr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - knörr

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

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

knörr (knǫrr): knörr, m. (G. knarrar, N. Pl. knerrir, A. Pl. knerri og knörru) et Slags større Skib,som dog var forskjelligt fra langskipeller skeið (jvf quatuor naves magnæ,quas Canardos vocant, de Northwegiain Angliam appulsæ sunt OrdericusVitalis VIII, 23); svá margar galeiðr,langskip ok knerri ok dromunda, attrautt verðr tölu á komit Klm. 3261;samtengd vóru 20 skip fyrir Nesjumen sín skeið í hvárn arm, en knerrir-nir lágu ýztir ok sund breitt á millumok skeiðanna Flat. II, 4238; betra erat halda langskipum til hafna en knörr-um Fld. I, 27820.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, knörr may be more accurately written as knǫrr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚿᚯᚱᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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