krølle

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)

1. curl

Declension

Declension of krølle

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)

1. to curl

Conjugation

Inflection of krølle

	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

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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)

1. (also reflexive) to curl (e.g. hair)
2. (also reflexive) to wrinkle
3. krølle seg sammen: to curl up
4. krølle sammen: to crumple (something)

References

• “krølle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “krølle_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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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)

1. (also reflexive) to curl (e.g. hair)
2. (also reflexive) to wrinkle
3. krølle saman: to crumple (something)

Alternative forms

• krølla
• krulle

References

• “krølle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.