korr

korr noun: a korred.

Noun

korr (plural korrs)

A korred.
- The woman does as directed: the Korr asks what she is about: she tells him: "For ten, dear mother, in an eggshell! I have seen the egg before I saw the white hen. I have seen the acorn before I saw the tree: I have seen the acorn and I have seen the shoot: I have seen the oak in the wood of Brézal...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 436
- The korr, dwarf, dim. korrik, is black and ugly, with deep-set eyes and a voice muffled by age.1888, Jacob Grimm, translated by James Steven Stallybrass, Teutonic Mythology, volume IV, London: George Bell and Sons, page 1411

Korr (plural Korrs)

The woman does as directed: the Korr asks what she is about: she tells him: "For ten, dear mother, in an eggshell!1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 436:
Cf. the Breton fairies, the Korr and Korrigan.1911, John Arnott MacCulloch, The Religion of the Ancient Celts, Edinburgh: T. & T. Clarke, page 114:

From Breton korr and Cornish korr.

Of uncertain origin. Compare similar sounding names such as Corr, Kohr, Kor, Carr, Kerr.

What does korr mean?: Korr means a korred.
How do you use korr in a sentence?: The woman does as directed: the Korr asks what she is about: she tells him: "For ten, dear mother, in an eggshell!
What part of speech is korr?: Korr can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of korr?: The plural of korr is korrs.

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