knǫrr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *knarruz (“knot (in wood)”), assumed to refer to the wood used to make the ship's bow. See English knar (“knot in a tree, gnarl, knurl”).[1]
Noun
[edit]knǫrr m (genitive knarrar, plural knerrir)
Declension
[edit]| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | knǫrr | knǫrrinn | knerrir | knerrirnir |
| accusative | knǫrr | knǫrrinn | knǫrru, knerri | knǫrrunum, knerrinum |
| dative | knerri, knǫrr | knerrinum, knǫrrinum | knǫrrum | knǫrrunum |
| genitive | knarrar | knarrarins | knarra | knarranna |
Derived terms
[edit]- Icelandic: knörr m
- Faroese: knørrur m, knørur m, knørra f
- Norwegian: knarr m
- Swedish: knarr c
- → Danish: knarr c
- Old Danish: knar m
- → Old English: cnearr m
- → English: knorr
References
[edit]- ^ “knarr” in Den Danske Ordbog