name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
knarr
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/nɔːɹ/
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CMU ARPABET: N AE1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A kind of Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings.
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Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
A type of modern long-keeled sailing boat.
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History
Etymology
From the German surname used as a nickname for a hunchback, from knorr (“lump”), which is cognate with knar (“lump, tree knot”).
From Old Norse knǫrr (“merchant ship”).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: knarr — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Danish: knor — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Danish: knar — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Faroese: knørrur — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Faroese: knørur — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Finnish: knarri — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- French: knarr — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- German: Knorr — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Icelandic: knörr — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Italian: knarr — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Norwegian: knarr — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Old Norse: knǫrr — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
- Swedish: knarr — Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
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