Crost

/krɒst/ verb

Definition

An archaic or poetic past tense form of 'cross,' meaning to move across or traverse something.

Etymology

Old English 'crosian' became 'cross' in Middle English, and 'crost' is an archaic simple past form, now obsolete in modern usage.

Kelly Says

Reading old poetry, you'll see 'crost' and 'blest' and 'passed' thrown around—poets used these shortened past tenses to make their meter fit the rhythm, which is why Shakespeare has so many weird-looking verb forms.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
表皮
tab-pi
ARالعربية
قشرة
qasharah
BNবাংলা
চামড়া
cha-ma-ra
CACatalà
crosta
kroh-stah
CSČeština
kůrka
koor-kah
DADansk
skal
skal
DEDeutsch
Kruste
kroos-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
κορδόν
kor-don
ESEspañol
crosta
kroh-stah
FAفارسی
پوسته
poost-eh
FISuomi
kuori
koo-ree
FRFrançais
croûte
kroot
GUGU
કાંઠો
kaan-tho
HAHA
gindin
gin-din
HEעברית
קרום
kro-om
HIहिन्दी
छिलका
chhila-ka
HUMagyar
héj
heh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerak
ke-rak
IGIG
akwụ
ak-woo
ITItaliano
crosta
kroh-stah
JA日本語
クラスト
kurasuto
KKKK
қабық
qabyq
KMKM
ស្លាប
slahb
KO한국어
크러스트
keureusuteu
MRMR
खडक
khad-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
kerak
ke-rak
MYမြန်မာ
ကျမ်း
kyan
NLNederlands
korst
korst
NONorsk
skal
skal
PAPA
ਖ਼ਾਲ
khaal
PLPolski
skorupa
skoo-roo-pah
PTPortuguês
crosta
kroh-stah
RORomână
coajă
cho-ah-jă
RUРусский
крошка
krooshka
SVSvenska
skal
skal
SWKiswahili
ngozi
ngo-zi
TAதமிழ்
காசு
kaasu
TEతెలుగు
పొర
por
THไทย
เปลือก
phluag
TLTL
balat
ba-lat
TRTürkçe
kabuk
kah-buk
UKУкраїнська
корочка
korohchka
URاردو
خلیج
khalij
VITiếng Việt
vỏ
voh
YOYO
akoko
ah-ko-ko
ZH中文
面包皮
miàn bāo pí
ZUZU
inkomo
in-koo-moh

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