cruse

See also: Cruse

English

Alternative forms

cruise

Etymology

From Middle English crouse, from Old English crūse (“jar, cruse”), from Proto-Germanic *krūsǭ, *krūsaz (“jar, pot, collar, jug”). Cognate with German Krause (“pot with a lid”), Icelandic krús (“jar, jug”). Merged with Middle English croo (“pot, pitcher”), from Old English crōg (“crock, pitcher, vessel”). More at crock.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɹuːs/, /kɹuːz/

Noun

cruse (plural cruses)

(religion or obsolete) A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.
(heraldry) An oil lamp or similar emblem.

Derived terms

widow's cruse

Translations

small jar

Bulgarian: стомна (stomna), делва (bg) (delva)

Further reading

cruse at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

Cures, Sucre, crues, cuers, cures, curse, ecrus, sucre

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