Knörr

Old Norse Dictionary - knörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "knörr" (or knǫrr)

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

Old Norse word knörr can mean:knörr

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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