UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish krusa, from Middle Low German krûsen, related with Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).
Related to Dutch kroes (“frizzy”), German kraus (“curly”). Also a cognate of German krausen and Norwegian Nynorsk krusa and Danish kruse.
- reflexive, sometimesto ripple
“Den lätta brisen krusade vattnet” — The soft breeze made ripples on the water
“Vattnet krusade sig” — The water rippled
- to make (e.g. hair) wavy or curly; to wave, to curl, to frizzle, to crimp
- to suck up (to)
Formerkrusar(present) · krusade(preterite) · krusat(supine) · krusa(imperative) · krusa(active, infinitive) · krusas(infinitive, passive) · krusat(active, supine) · krusats(passive, supine) · krusa(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · krusen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · krusar(active, indicative, present) · krusade(active, indicative, past) · krusas(indicative, passive, present) · krusades(indicative, passive, past) · krusa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · krusade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · krusas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · krusades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)