knorr

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old Norse knǫrr. === Noun === knorr (plural knorrs) Alternative form of knarr (“large merchant ship used in mediaeval Scandinavia”). == Swedish == === Etymology === From the verb knorra (“to curl up, twist”), an imitative word similar to the identical verb meaning "to grunt." === Noun === knorr c (countable, uncountable) curl (small spiral or similar twisted shape) (by extension) a pig's tail (figuratively) a spin (with a ball) Synonym: skruv a clever twist (at the end of something, like for example a speech or article) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== knorra === Noun === knorr n grumbling (complaining under one's breath) Synonym: knot grumbling (from a stomach) Synonym: (more common) kurrande ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== knorra === References === “knorr”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “knorr”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “knorr”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “knorr”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎[1] (in Swedish), 1898–2023