krølle
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German krullen, from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ, from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).
Noun
krølle c (singular definite krøllen, plural indefinite krøller)
- curl
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | krølle | krøllen | krøller | krøllerne |
genitive | krølles | krøllens | krøllers | krøllernes |
Derived terms
- krøl
- krøllefedt
- krøllejern
- proptrækkerkrølle
- slangekrølle
- spytkrølle
Verb
krølle (imperative krøl, infinitive at krølle, present tense krøller, past tense krøllede, perfect tense har krøllet)
- to curl
Conjugation
present | past | |
---|---|---|
simple | krøller | krøllede |
perfect | krøllet | krøllet |
passive | krølles | krølledes |
participle | krøllende | krøllet |
imperative | krøl | — |
infinitive | krølle | — |
auxiliary verb | har | — |
gerund | krøllen | — |
Derived terms
- krøllet
- permanentkrølle
References
- “krølle” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German krullen.
Verb
krølle (imperative krøll, present tense krøller, passive krølles, simple past and past participle krølla or krøllet, present participle krøllende)
- (also reflexive) to curl (e.g. hair)
- (also reflexive) to wrinkle
- krølle seg sammen: to curl up
- krølle sammen: to crumple (something)
References
- “krølle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “krølle_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German krullen.
Verb
krølle (present tense krøllar, past tense krølla, past participle krølla, passive infinitive krøllast, present participle krøllande, imperative krølle/krøll)
- (also reflexive) to curl (e.g. hair)
- (also reflexive) to wrinkle
- krølle saman: to crumple (something)
Alternative forms
- krølla
- krulle
References
- “krølle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.