kryss

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German krü̂ze, from Old Saxon krūci; ultimately from Latin crux.

Noun

kryss n (definite singular krysset, indefinite plural kryss, definite plural kryssa or kryssene)

1. crossing, junction
2. a cross

Derived terms

• krysse
• kryssord
• på kryss og tvers
• T-kryss
• veikryss

References

• “kryss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Verb

kryss

1. imperative of krysse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German krü̂ze, from Old Saxon krūci; ultimately from Latin crux. Doublet of kross and kors.

Noun

kryss n (definite singular krysset, indefinite plural kryss, definite plural kryssa)

1. crossing, junction
2. a cross

Derived terms

• krysse
• kryssord
• på kryss og tvers
• T-kryss
• vegkryss

References

• “kryss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German krü̂ze, from Old Saxon krūci; ultimately from Latin crux.
Sense 5 from the 1-X-2 (Home-Tie-Away) system commonly found on Swedish betting coupons.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

kryss

1. The letter "X" in the Swedish spelling alphabet; an alternative spelling word for Xerxes

Noun

kryss n

1. (rare) crossing, junction

   Synonyms: korsning, vägkorsning, gatukorsning

2. cross (in particular diagonally oriented similar to the letter "X", often used to mark something as incorrect)

   Synonym: (if oriented as in the sign "+") kors

   Antonym: (the tick mark (✓) is often used to mark something as correct) bock

3. crossword puzzle

   Synonym: korsord

4. (sports, in the definite) the top corner (either of the two areas inside a goal around one of the top corners at the back, in for example soccer)
5. (sports, colloquial) a drawn result, a tie
6. This term needs a translation to English (sailing term, related to "kryssa" (to sail against the wind, somehow?)). Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

Declension of kryss

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kryss	kryss
	definite	krysset	kryssets
plural	indefinite	kryss	kryss
	definite	kryssen	kryssens

Related terms

• kryssa

References

• “kryss”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kryss”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kryss”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• kryss in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)