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knorr - What does it mean?

Definition of 'knorr'

English

Alternative forms

* knarr

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (historical) A large merchant ship used in mediaeval Scandinavia
  • *1997 , Bernard Scudder (trans.), ‘Egil's Saga’, The Sagas of Icelanders , Penguin 2001, p. 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.
  • Similar to 'knorr'

    keener, knaur, knur, knar, knower, khimar, knor