kruse
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German krūsen, from krūs (“frizzy”), from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kruːsɘ/, [ˈkʰʁ̥oːsɘ]
Verb
kruse (imperative krus, infinitive at kruse, present tense kruser, past tense krusede, perfect tense er/har kruset)
- frizz, frizzle
- ripple
- ruffle
- curl
Derived terms
- krusedulle
- kruset
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute