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roose.

To flatter or praise.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To flatter or praise.

    Scotland · dialectal
  2. To be proud.

    Scotland · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English rosen (“to boast”), from Old Norse hrósa (“to boast; praise”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþsōną, from *hrōþaz, *hrōþiz (“fame; glory; praise”). Cognate with Icelandic hrósa, Danish rose, Swedish rosa.

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