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Rh with  sveifla,, to swing; turn?

kar [kar],, to mix: 1) vb,vb. [sic] , to mingle heterogeneous things together. [kard], , mixed; mingled. 2) , to root in something; to work with the hands in something dirty, soiling oneself; to k. in onyting [‘something’], in fish, taatis [‘potatoes’]. . —  kara,, to rake, scrape together, and kar,, dirt; filth. See also, however,, , to which aImostalmost [sic] assimilates.

karl [karl, kārl],, 1) an old man, fellow. 2) a big, bulky person, a woman; see further *$n$,

karm [karm, kārm],, properly frame, reported in the meanings and applications: 1) a heap of something damp or soiled; wet or dirty pile; “to lie in a k.”, of damp hay or corn, also of drenched clothes; boat-sails. [kārm]. ? Edm. has “kaarm”, defined by “a mass of dirt”. 2) state; condition,  bad condition; to be in a puir [‘poor’] k. [karm]. 3) humour; spirits, a) very bad humour; b) excited state of mind; in these senses given under 3, only reported from in the form [karmi]; he was in a “karmi” (ill k., bad k.). — *karmr. and  karm,,  karm, , a frame.  karmur, , also of a drenched suit of clothes, wet clothes (on one’s body, or thrown in a heap). karmr,, is handed down in sense of breastwork.

kasen, kassen [kasən (kāsen)], , having a disagreeable, stale taste; no longer fresh; see , and

kassmelt (kass-smelt?) [kaᶊme‘lt, kaᶊmɛ‘lt (kaᶊmæ‘lt)],, 1) collision of two pack-horses loaded with peats. 2) collapse, precipitation; confused tumult; destruction; hit [‘it’] was a’ [‘all’] in a k. (: kaᶊmæ‘lt). 3) sometimes a heavy downpour of rain, a k. o’ rain. The first part of the  — taking meaning 1 as the original — seems to be  in sense of load, packing;  kass,, a basket; a small burden on the back; a small load. The second part is more uncertain —  *smellr, , crack?

kast [kast (kāst)],, 1) a cast, throw. 2) a cast of a fishing-tackle, the setting out of a fishing-net. 3) a certain measure of length, as far as one is able to cast. 4) quick movement, turning or twisting. 5) squall, gust of wind, a k. o’ wind. 6) a cast; winding; twisting. 7) handiness; skill, (right) way or skill of carrying out something; he has a guid [‘good’] k. in his hands; to ha’e a fine k. to dø onyting [‘do something’] or in døin’ [‘doing’] onyting; he has nae [‘no’] k. to dø it (these turns of expression are reported from ); to ha’e de k. aboot onyting . 8) a) handling over of something; b) a loan, lending of something, for a short time; I will gi’e dee a k. o’ it, I will lend it you. 9) a helping hand. 10) an attack of illness, in cattle; a k. o’ illness; de coo is [‘cow has’] gotten a k. (o’ illness). 11) habit, of bad habit; de grice is [‘has’] gotten a k. o’ gaun [‘going’] i’ de corn-rigs (the cultivated patches): 12) a change; occurrence. 13) opportunity, convenient point of time; to get or wait a k. 14) disagreeable flavour, sour or stale taste; to get a k. (=, ): with reference to fish and meat. — Generally pronounced “kast” with short a. “kast” and “kāst, kâst” are noted down from in sense 7. — kast,, a cast, throw of a fishing-tackle, of a fishing-net; quick movement, turning, twisting; situation or opportunity when one’s turn comes,