knor

See also: knoer and Knör

English

Noun

knor (plural knors)

  1. Obsolete form of knur.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for knor in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams


Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Danish knar, from Old Norse knǫrr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰnoːˀɐ̯]

Noun

knor c (singular definite knoren or knorren, plural indefinite knorer or knorrer)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of knarr

Inflection

References


Dutch

Etymology

From knorren (to grunt like a pig, to grumble like a hungry stomach).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knɔr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: knor
  • Rhymes: -ɔr

Noun

knor m (plural knorren, diminutive knorretje n)

  1. A grunt by a pig.
  2. A grumble by a stomach.
  3. (derogatory, college slang) A university student who doesn't belong to a student society (rarely used except by members of student societies).
    Synonyms: nihilist, varken

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knuːr/
    Rhymes: -úːr
    (ð-r merger) Rhymes: -úːð, -úːr

Adjective

knor

  1. Plucky, alert.
See also
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