kroysta
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse *krjósta, from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną (“to grind”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kroysta
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- hon kroysti hendurnar saman - she pressed her hands together
- kroysta knetti - make meat balls / rissoles
- hon kroysti barnið inn at sær og kysti tað - she embraced the child and kissed it
- hann ger ikki meira, enn hann er kroystur til at gera - he doesn't make more, than he is forced to
- føroyingar vóru illa kroystir av sjórænarum - the Faroese were badly pressured by the pirates