kryds

• IPA^(key): /krys/, [ˈkʰʁ̥ys]

Borrowed from Middle Low German krūze, krūce, from Old Saxon krūci, from Latin crux. Compare also German Kreuz, Dutch kruis, with diphthongs going back to a long vowel, which points to a late borrowing (with a medieval pronunciation of the Latin word). English cross, with a short open vowel, is derived independently from Old Irish cros, from a Vulgar Latin pronunciation with /o/ from short u. Doublet of kors (“(Christian) cross”).

kryds n (singular definite krydset, plural indefinite kryds or krydser)

1. cross (two crossing lines)
2. crossroads, intersection (crossing roads)
3. (zoology) croup (the part of an animal's body around the sacrum, the upper part of the hind legs)
4. (anatomy) loin (the back of a human around the sacrum)
5. (music) sharp (a note one semitone higher, ♯)
6. (slang) crossword (Clipping of krydsogtværs)
7. (rare) cruise

• “kryds” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Kryds,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kryds

1. imperative of krydse