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krús.

mug, jar, jug

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʰruːs]

  1. mug, jar, jug

    feminine
    Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German krūs, krōs, of uncertain ultimate origin, but Pokorny proposes an ultimate derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”), similar to Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“something bent, crooked”), *krukjō (“staff”).

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