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kruse.

frizz, frizzle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/kruːsɘ/[ˈkʰʁ̥oːsɘ]

  1. frizz, frizzle

  2. ripple

  3. ruffle

  4. curl

Where this word comes from

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”).

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