rysa
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hrjósa, from Proto-Germanic *hreusaną (“to shudder, shiver, quiver”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Related to Old Norse hrār (“raw, fresh, juicy”), Old English hrēaw, hrēow (“raw”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬏𐬭𐬀 (xrūra, “bloody, gruesome, cruel”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥𐬙 (xruuant, “ghastly, gruesome”). More at raw.
Pronunciation
- [r'y:ser]
Verb
rysa
Related terms
- rysansvärd
- rysare
- ryslig
- rysning
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