hruse

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hrūse

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrusā, from Proto-Germanic *hrusǭ (“ground; ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *krus- (“crust”). Cognate with Old High German hroso, hrosa (“ice, crust”), Latin crusta (“crust”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxru.se/, [ˈr̥u.ze]

Noun

hruse f

  1. the surface of the earth; the ground

Declension

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