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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /kruːsɘ/, [ˈkʰʁ̥oːsɘ]

Verb

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kruse (imperative krus, infinitive at kruse, present tense kruser, past tense krusede, perfect tense er/har kruset)

  1. frizz, frizzle
  2. ripple
  3. ruffle
  4. curl

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute