Bold, confident, fearless, or lively in manner; brave or audacious; archaic or dialectal Scottish term.
From Middle English and Scots 'crouse,' possibly from Old Norse 'krūss' (bold). The term has been used in Scottish literature and dialect since at least the 14th century.
Scottish gave English some wonderful words—'crouse' is how Burns and other Scottish poets said 'bold,' and it has the perfect gruff sound for describing someone unafraid!
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