roose

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To flatter or praise. Scotland,dialectal
    — Ha'e na ye roosed my cheeks like the morning? Ha'e na ye roosed my cherry-red mou?
  2. To be proud. Scotland,dialectal
    — I'll cock my nose aboon them a' — I'm roosed by Craigengillan !

词形变化

rooses present,singular,third-person roosing participle,present roosed participle,past roosed past ruse alternative ruis alternative

词源

From Middle English rosen (“to boast”), from Old Norse hrósa (“to boast; praise”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþsōną, from *hrōþaz, *hrōþiz (“fame; glory; praise”). Cognate with Icelandic hrósa, Danish rose, Swedish rosa.
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