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ru:st 1. noun(a branch etc on which a bird rests at night.) vagle, sovested2. verb((of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.) sette seg opp for natta, vagle seg- rooster- rule the roostvagleIsubst. \/ruːst\/1) vagle2) hønsebur, hønsehus3) soveplasscome home to roost falle tilbake på en selvone's chickens come home to roost ens egne ugjerninger faller tilbake på en selvrule the roost ( hverdagslig) være konge på haugen, være den som bestemmer hvor skapet skal ståIIverb \/ruːst\/1) ( om fugl) sitte og sove, vagle seg, være vaglet2) ( om person) sove, overnatte3) gi husrom, gi tak over hodet, innlosjere
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