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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German krūsen, from krūs (“frizzy”), from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
kruse (imperative krus, infinitive at kruse, present tense kruser, past tense krusede, perfect tense er/har kruset)
- frizz, frizzle
- ripple
- ruffle
- curl
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