krølle

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German krullen, from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ, from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian (gors, “braid of hair”).

Noun

krølle c (singular definite krøllen, plural indefinite krøller)

curl

Declension

Declension of *krølle*
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krølle	krøllen	krøller	krøllerne
genitive	krølles	krøllens	krøllers	krøllernes

Derived terms

Verb

krølle (imperative krøl, infinitive at krølle, present tense krøller, past tense krøllede, perfect tense har krøllet)

to curl

Conjugation

Conjugation of krølle

	active	passive
present	krøller	krølles
past	krøllede	krølledes
infinitive	krølle	krølles
imperative	krøl	—

	participle
present	krøllende
past	krøllet (auxiliary verb har)
gerund	krøllen

Derived terms

References

“krølle” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German krullen.

Verb

krølle (imperative krøll, present tense krøller, passive krølles, simple past and past participle krølla or krøllet, present participle krøllende)

(also reflexive) to curl (e.g. hair)
(also reflexive) to wrinkle
krølle seg sammen: to curl up
krølle sammen: to crumple (something)

References

“krølle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“krølle_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German krullen.

Verb

krølle (present tense krøllar, past tense krølla, past participle krølla, passive infinitive krøllast, present participle krøllande, imperative krølle/krøll)

(also reflexive) to curl (e.g. hair)
(also reflexive) to wrinkle
krølle saman: to crumple (something)

Alternative forms

References

“krølle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.