krote.
to ornament, decorate or embellish with painted, carved, embroidered or drawn figures, patterns or flourishes
Meaning & usage
to ornament, decorate or embellish with painted, carved, embroidered or drawn figures, patterns or flourishes
to scribble, scrawl; to write in a curly, unclear or illegible manner
Krote ned noen ord på et papir.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle Norwegian krota (“to ornament, engrave”), from Old Norse krota (“to engrave, ornament”), probably from Proto-Germanic *krutōną (“to carve”). Further origin uncertain; possibly related by ablaut to Old High German chrazzōn (“to scratch”) and chrizzōn (“to scratch, cut into”), continued in German kratzen (“to scratch”) and kritzeln (“to scribble”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk krote, krota (“to ornament; to scribble”).
a crumb, small particle or morsel; especially greaves, the residue left after animal fat or tallow has been rendered and strained
Where this word comes from
Origin uncertain. Compare Faroese krotur and German Krotze (“small shrivelled figure”).
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