*hrusǭ
Runic: ᚺᚱᚢᛊᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxru.sɔ̃ː/noun · feminine · ōn-stem
Meanings
- ground; crust
- ice
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *krus- (‘crust’). Cognate with Latin crusta (‘crust’), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos) (krúos, ‘frost, icy cold’), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, ‘crystal, ice’), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀 (xruzdra) (xruzdra, ‘hard’), Sanskrit क्रूड् (krūḍ) (krūḍ, ‘thicken, make hard’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hrusǭ | hrusōniz |
| Acc. | hrusōnų | hrusōnunz |
| Gen. | hrusōniz | hrusōnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hrusōni | hrusōmaz |
| Inst. | hrusōnē | hrusōmiz |
| Voc. | hrusǭ | hrusōniz |
Descendants
- hruse (Old English)
- hrosa (Old High German)
- rosa (Old High German)
- hroso (Old High German)
- roso (Old High German)