kryds

Danish

/krys/

noun
Definitions
  • cross two crossing lines
  • crossroads, intersection crossing roads
  • (zoology) croup the part of an animal's body around the sacrum, the upper part of the hind legs
  • (anatomy) loin the back of a human around the sacrum
  • (music) sharp a note one semitone higher, ♯
  • (slang) crossword ()
  • (rare) cruise

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German kruze, krūze, krūce derived from Old Saxon crūci derived from Latin crux (cross, a cross, wooden frame for execution).

Origin

Latin

crux

Gloss

cross, a cross, wooden frame for execution

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