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cracken, kraken, krechin, krekin,
kraken [I.Sh. ˈkrekən, ˈkrɛkən]
n. A fishermen's taboo-name for a whale. Any large and unusual sea-creature.
v. To swallow up or plunder like a sea-monster.
n. A fishermen's taboo-name for a whale. Any large and unusual sea-creature.
v. To swallow up or plunder like a sea-monster.
cram, crammack, crammick, crammicks, kram, kramm, krammek, krammeks, kramocks,
kram [I.Sh. kram]
n. A paw, a claw.
dim. kramock A cat's claw.
v. To scratch with claws.
n. A paw, a claw.
dim. kramock A cat's claw.
v. To scratch with claws.
crampie, crampies, crampis, crumpus, krampi, krampie, krampies, krampis, krampus, krumpy,
krampie [I. ˈkrampi]
usually pl. krampies
n. Oatmeal kneaded into a dough with melted fat or raw fish livers and boiled.
usually pl. krampies
n. Oatmeal kneaded into a dough with melted fat or raw fish livers and boiled.
kranset, kransit,
kranset [I.Sh. ˈkransɛt]
adj. Of sheep or cattle: having a dark-coloured body with a light-coloured face, usually round the eyes and neck, or vice versa.
adj. Of sheep or cattle: having a dark-coloured body with a light-coloured face, usually round the eyes and neck, or vice versa.
cracks, crax, crex, crexin, krecks, krecksin, kreks, krex,
krecks [I.Sh. krɛks]
n. The sound made when clearing the throat.
v. To clear the throat, to hawk.
n. The sound made when clearing the throat.
v. To clear the throat, to hawk.
Compounds and phrases etc.
krecksin: Claring the throat.
creeks, creeksit, krecks, kreekle, kreeks, kreekset, kreks,
kreeks [I.Sh. kriks, krɛks]
n. Muscle pains brought on by excessive walking.
v. To walk in a bent position with crooked knees, to stagger, totter.
n. Muscle pains brought on by excessive walking.
v. To walk in a bent position with crooked knees, to stagger, totter.
Compounds and phrases etc.
kreekset: In poor physical condition, infirm.
crim, crimm, krim, krimm,
krim [I.Sh. krɪm]
v. I.Sh. To clear the throat, to give a warning cough.
v. I.Sh. To clear the throat, to give a warning cough.
creengle, cring, cringle, cringlo, kirstie-kringlick, Kirstie-kringlock, kirsty_kringlick, kreengle, kring, kringle, kringlo, kringlock, kringly-headed, kringly-heidit,
kring [kriŋ]
n. A halter round the neck of an animal by which to lead it, a rope binding or tying two animals together.
v. To fasten with a kring.
n. A halter round the neck of an animal by which to lead it, a rope binding or tying two animals together.
v. To fasten with a kring.
kringle
n. A twist or crumple. A low, round stool made of thick, coiled straw ropes sewn together, or twisted heather.
v. To snuggle or nestle.
n. A twist or crumple. A low, round stool made of thick, coiled straw ropes sewn together, or twisted heather.
v. To snuggle or nestle.
Compounds and phrases etc
kirstie-kringlock I.Ork.: A long-legged hill spider or crane fly.
kringlocks afore the een: Seeing stars when dizzy or dazed.
kringly-heidit: I.Ork. Giddy, confused, foolish.
kringlocks afore the een: Seeing stars when dizzy or dazed.
kringly-heidit: I.Ork. Giddy, confused, foolish.
croilk, croilkit, crulk, crulkit, krolk, krolket, krolkit,
krolk [I.Sh. kro(i)lk]
n. A hump on the back of a person or animal.
n. A hump on the back of a person or animal.
krolkit
adj. Crooked, humped-backed.
adj. Crooked, humped-backed.
crow, krow,
krow [I.Ork. krɔu]
v. To crunch, chew noisily, as in crushing a hard sweet with the teeth.
v. To crunch, chew noisily, as in crushing a hard sweet with the teeth.