hruse

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • hrūse

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxru.se/, [ˈr̥u.ze]

Noun[edit]

hruse f

  1. the surface of the earth; the ground

Declension[edit]