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krús

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See also: krus and krus'

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German krūs, krōs, of uncertain ultimate origin, but Pokorny proposes an ultimate derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (to turn, bend), similar to Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (something bent, crooked), *krukjō (staff).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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krús f (genitive singular krúsar, nominative plural krúsir)

  1. mug, jar, jug

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “385-90”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-90

Anagrams

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Latin crux

Noun

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krús n (plural krusen, diminutive krúske)

  1. cross

Further reading

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  • krús (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011