krusidull

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German krusedulle. The German word is a compound of two parts, the first part is related to German kraus (“curly”), the second part is of disputed origin. Compare Swedish krullidutt.

Noun

krusidull c

1. ornament
2. (figuratively) roundabout behavior

   Han fixade det utan krusiduller

   He did it straight away

Usage notes

Most commonly in the indefinite plural form.

Declension

Declension of krusidull

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	krusidull	krusidulls
	definite	krusidullen	krusidullens
plural	indefinite	krusiduller	krusidullers
	definite	krusidullerna	krusidullernas

References

• “krusidull”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “krusiduller”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “krusiduller”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)