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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ruse.

fish-trap

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ruːsə/[ˈʁoːsə]
  1. fish-trap

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Middle Danish ruse, ultimately from the same root as rør (“pipe, reed”), from which the rushes were braided. Also related to German Reuse (“fish-trap”).

verb
  1. to intoxicate or get intoxicated (used both with alcohol and illegal drugs)

    also · dated · reflexive
Where this word comes from

From rus + -e.

verb
  1. to rush, hurry

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Middle Low German rusen. Compare Swedish rusa, German rauschen.

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