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rysa.

To shiver, shill, shake

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈryːsa]
  1. To shiver, shill, shake

    Man ryser av spänning när man läser boken.
    Att rysa av köld.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hrjósa, from Proto-Germanic *hreusaną (“to shudder, shiver, quiver”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Related to Old Norse hrār (“raw, fresh, juicy”), Old English hrēaw, hrēow (“raw”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬏𐬭𐬀 (xrūra, “bloody, gruesome, cruel”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥𐬙 (xruuant, “ghastly, gruesome”). More at raw.

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