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krusa.

to ripple

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to ripple

    reflexive · sometimes
    Den lätta brisen krusade vattnet
    Vattnet krusade sig
  2. to make (e.g. hair) wavy or curly; to wave, to curl, to frizzle, to crimp

  3. to suck up (to)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish krusa, from Middle Low German krûsen, related with Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”). Related to Dutch kroes (“frizzy”), German kraus (“curly”). Also a cognate of German krausen and Norwegian Nynorsk krusa and Danish kruse.

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