krysse

Krysse is a Norwegian verb meaning "to cross." It is used to describe moving from one side of an obstacle to the other, such as a street, a river, a border, or a figurative boundary. The term is common in everyday speech and appears frequently in traffic guidance and navigation contexts.

Conjugation and forms: In present tense the form is krysser. The past tense and the supine (the infinitive used in compound tenses) are both krysset. The verb is regular in its conjugation, and it can take a direct object or be used with a prepositional complement, for example: "Vi må krysse gata" (We must cross the street) or "de krysset grensen" (they crossed the border).

Usage notes: Krysse can describe physical crossings, such as streets, rivers, borders, or routes, and it is also used in idiomatic expressions like "å krysse fingrene" (to cross one's fingers) to express hope. The noun form "kryss" refers to a cross or an intersection, while "kryssing" denotes the act of crossing.

Etymology and cognates: The verb is of Germanic origin, with cognates in related languages, such as Danish krydse and Swedish kryssa. These forms share the same basic meaning of moving from one side to the other.

See also: kryss (the noun meaning a cross or an intersection) and kryssing (the act of crossing).