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Kelvinha, Kelvinha$, Kelvinhaa, Kelvinhau, Kelvinhauch, Kelvinhaw,
Kelvinhauch [ˈkɛlvɪnhhɔː(x), N. -haː(x)]
pn. Kelvinhaugh (Glasgow).
Kelvinha, Kelvinha$, Kelvinhaa, Kelvinhau, Kelvinhaw,
Kelvinhaw [ˈkɛlvɪnhɑː, -hɔ, N. I. -haː]
pn. Kelvinhall subway station in Glasgow (named after the Kelvin Hall on Argyle Street).
cambert, cammel, cammell, camp, camper, campie, campie, campy, campy, kampie, kampie, kemp, kempe, kemper, kempert, kempie, kempie, kempin, kemple, kempo, kempoo, kempy, kempy, kyemp, kyempin,
kemp [kɛmp, kamp, I.Sh. kjɛmp]
n. A contest, usually for first place. A champion, warrior, hero.
dim. kempie A bold or pugnatious person, a lively child.
pl. kemps S. SEC. The ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, greater plantain Plantago major or I.Ork. the marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus.
v. To strive, struggle, contend, to compete in a piece of work, to race against another or others in working.
 
kempy
adj. Fearless, brave, energetic, vigorous.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
kemper: A person who strives or contends, a fighter, a keen worker. MN. NN.a. The longspined sea-scorpion Taurulus bubalis.
kempert: SW. Of horses and rain: wild.
kempin: n. Struggle, contention.
kemple [kampl]: S. To argue or dispute.
sea kemps: S. The sea plantain Plantago maritima.
kempal, kempel, kemple, kimpal, kimpel, kimple,
kemple [ˈkɛmpl]
n. A bundle of straw, a certain quantity of straw. NN.a. An icicle.
aert-kent, airt_kent, cain, earth-kent, ert-kent, faar-kent, far-kent, faur-kent, fawr-kent, fer-kent, kaen, kaenin, kain, kaineen, kaint, kan, kane, keen, ken, kenable, kend, keneen, kenin, kenmairk, kenmark, kenmerk, kenn$d, kenn$t, kenna, ken-na, kennae, kennafat, kennan, kennawhat, kenna-what, kennawhit, kenna-whit, kennd, kenned, kennen, kennin, kennin$, kenning, kenno, kennt, kens, kensna, kensnae, kent, kentna, kin, kinno, kint, kyent, kyin, kyinno, lang-kent, misken, miskenned, miskent, misskenn, onbekent, onkennin, onkent, oonkent, tyen, tyinno, unbekent, unken, unkend, unkenin, unkenn$d, unkennance, unkennin, unkennins, unkent, weel-ken$d, weel-kenned, weelkent, weel-kent, weill-kent,
ken [kɛn, ken]
n. Knowledge, acquaintance, comprehension, insight The scope or bounds of one's understanding, knowledge, or experience. A piece of knowledge.
v. To know, be aware of, apprehend, learn a fact. To know a person or locality, to be acquainted or familiar with, to recognise, identify.
pt. pp. kent, kenned adj. Known.
neg. kenna Know not.
neg. kentna Knew not, did not know.
kens
v. Knows.
neg. kensna Knows not.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
earth-kent [I.Sh. ert, ɪrt-] Of world-wide reputation, known universally.
faur-kent: Famed far and wide.
kenable [ˈkɛnəb(ə)l]: Obvious, easily recognisable.
kennin [ˈkɛnɪn, ˈkenɪn]: Knowing, recognition, acquaintance, understanding. The power of apprehension or the senses. In small degree
kenmerk: A distinguishing mark.
kenna-whit: A nondescript, a something-or-other.
lang-kent: Known for long, familiar.
lat ken: To divulge, reveal.
misken: To disown, mistake. To form mistaken ideas of one's own importance, To not recognise. pt. pp. miskent, miskenned
weel-kent: Well-known.
unbekent: Unknown, strange, unfamiliar to. Unobserved, unnoticed.
unken: Not to know, to fail to recognise, mistake, be ignorant of. pt. pp. unkent Unknown, strange, unfamiliar to.
unkennin: Not knowing, ignorant of.
unkennins: Ignorance.
wankent: Unknown.
Kenneth, Kennie, Kennith, Kenny,
Kenneth [ˈkɛnəθ]
n. The personal name Kenneth.
dim. Kennie
Kenneth$s_Heid, Kennisheid,
Kennisheid [ˈklɛnlɪshid]
pn. Kennishead (Glasgow).
arch. Kenneth's Heid
kendlin, kendling, kenelled, kenelt, kenle, kenler, kenlin, kennel, kennelt, kennle, kennled, kennler, kennlin, kin$lin$, kindlin, kindling, kinlin, kinlins, kinnel, kinnell, kinnelt, kinniled, kinnilt, kinnle, kinnler, kinnlin, kinnlt,
kennle  [kɛnl, kɪnl]
v. To kindle, to set fire to, ignite, begin to burn, to inflame.
pt. pp. kennelt adj. Ablaze with colour.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
kennler: A thin dry stick used to help start a fire.
kennlin [ˈkɪnlɪn]: Pieces of wood or other material used for lighting a fire. Blushing, ruddy.
Kennawae, Kennaway, Kennoway,
Kennoway [ˈkɛnəwe]
pn. Kennoway (Fife).
kenpickelt, kenpickle, kenpickled, kenspeckelt, kenspeckilt, kenspeckle, kenspeckled, kenspecklet, kenspekkil, kensprickelt, kensprickle, kensprickled,
kenspeckle [ˈkɛnspɛkl]
n. A mark by which a person or thing may be known or recognised.
adj. Easily recognisable, conspicuous, of familiar appearance.
 
kenspeckelt
adj. Remarkable-looking, easily recognised.

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