knorr
English
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- IPA(key): /nɔː(ɹ)/
Noun
knorr (plural knorrs)
- (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.
- 1997, Bernard Scudder (trans.), ‘Egil's Saga’, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin 2001, p. 29:
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