Complete Definition of "knorr"

English

Etymology
From Old Norse knǫrr �merchant ship�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/n�:/

Noun
en-noun

  1. historical A large merchant ship used in mediaevel Scandinavia

#:*1997: 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. � �Egil's Saga�, tr. Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 29)

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