knörr

See also: knorr, knǫrr, and knørr

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse knǫrr (“merchant ship”), from Proto-Germanic *knarruz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰnœrː/
    Rhymes: -œrː
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰnœːr/
    Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

knörr m (genitive singular knarrar, nominative plural knerrir)

  1. (historical) knorr
  2. (poetic) ship (not referring to any specific type)

Declension

Declension of knörr (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knörr knörrinn knerrir knerrirnir
accusative knörr knörrinn knerri knerrina
dative knerri knerrinum knörrum knörrunum
genitive knarrar knarrarins knarra knarranna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “knörr”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “knörr” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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