roose

English

verb

Definitions

(Scottish) to flatter or praise.
(Scottish) to be proud.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rosen (glorify, praise) derived from Old Norse hrósa (boast, praise) derived from Proto-Germanic *hrōþsōną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hrōþsōną

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

rosen English
rose French
*hrōþsōną Proto-Germanic
rosa Swedish
rosaaktig Swedish
rōsen Old English
rosen Middle English
hrósa Old Norse
rós Old Norse
rose Danish
ruusa Kalaallisut, Greenlandic

rosen