roose

== English == === Alternative forms === ruse (Scotland), ruis (Scotland) === Etymology === 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. === Verb === roose (third-person singular simple present rooses, present participle roosing, simple past and past participle roosed) (Scotland, dialect) To flatter or praise. (Scotland, dialect) To be proud. === Anagrams === Oreos, ooser